Statistical Physics: A Probabilistic Approach

(Paperback, First Edition, First ed.)

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Suitable for graduate students in chemical physics, statistical physics, and physical chemistry, this text develops an innovative, probabilistic approach to statistical mechanics. The treatment employs Gauss' principle and incorporates Bose-Einstein and Fermi-Dirac statistics to provide a powerful tool for the statistical analysis of physical phenomenon. Topics include Boltzmann's principle, black-body radiation, and quantum statistics.

Author Bio

Bernard H. Lavenda was Professor of Chemical Physics at Italy's University of Camerino. His other books include A New Perspective on Reality: An Odyssey in Non-Euclidean Geometry and Where Physics Went Wrong.