Statistical Theory of Heat

Scheck’s textbook starts with a concise introduction to classical thermodynamics, including geometrical aspects. Then a short introduction to probabilities and statistics lays the basis for the statistical interpretation of thermodynamics. Phase transitions, discrete models and the stability of matter are explained in great detail.
Thermodynamics has a special role in theoretical physics. Due to the general approach of thermodynamics the field has as a bridging function between several are...