Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics / Edition 1

by Walter Greiner, D. Rischke, Ludwig Neise, Horst Stïcker

Overview

More than a generation of German-speaking students around the world have worked their way to an understanding and appreciation of the power and beauty of modem theoretical physics-with mathematics, the most fundamental of sciences-using WaIter Greiner's textbooks as their guide. The idea of developing a coherent, complete presentation of an entire field of science in a series of closely related textbooks is not a new one. Many older physicians remember with real pleasure their sense of adventure and discovery as they worked their ways through the classic series by Sommerfeld, by Planck and by Landau and Lifshitz. From the students' viewpoint, there are a great many obvious advantages to be gained through use of consistent notation, logical ordering of topics and coherence of presentation; beyond this, the complete coverage of the science provides a unique opportunity for the author to convey his personal enthusiasm and love for his subject. These volumes on classical physics, finally available in English, complement Greiner's texts on quantum physics, most of which have been available to English-speaking audiences for some time. The complete set of books will thus provide a coherent view of physics that includes, in classical physics, thermodynamics and statistical mechanics, classical dynam­ ics, electromagnetism, and general relativity; and in quantum physics, quantum mechanics, symmetries, relativistic quantum mechanics, quantum electro- and chromodynamics, and the gauge theory of weak interactions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780387942995
Publisher:	Springer New York
Publication date:	05/09/1995
Series:	Classical Theoretical Physics
Edition description:	1995
Pages:	464
Product dimensions:	7.24(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.04(d)

Table of Contents

I Thermodynamics.- 1. Equilibrium and State Quantifies.- 2. The Laws of Thermodynamics.- 3. Phase Transitions and Chemical Reactions.- 4. Thermodynamic Potentials.- II Statistical Mechanics.- 5. Number of Microstates— and Entropy S.- 6. Ensemble Theory and Microcanonical Ensemble.- 7. The Canonical Ensemble.- 8. Applications of Boltzmann Statistics.- 9. The Macrocanonical Ensemble.- III Quantum Statistics.- 10. Density Operators.- 11. The Symmetry Character of Many-Particle Wavefunctions.- 12. Grand Canonical Description of Ideal Quantum Systems.- 13. The Ideal Bose Gas.- 14. Ideal Fermi Gas.- 15. Applications of Relativistic Bose and Fermi Gases.- IV Real Gases and Phase Transitions.- 16. Real Gases.- 17. Classification of Phase Transitions.- 18. The Models of Ising and Heisenberg.

Editorial Reviews

"This book excels by its variety of modern examples in solid state physics, magnetism, elementary particle physics... In conclusion, I can recommend it strongly as a valuable source, especially to those who are teaching basic statistical physics at our universities." Physicalia

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