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Mathematical Statistical Mechanics
(Paperback)
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Publishing Details
Full Title:
Mathematical Statistical Mechanics
Contributors:
By (Author) Colin J. Thompson
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
19th May 2015
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
Classical mechanics
Materials / States of matter
Probability and statistics
Dewey:
530.132
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
290
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 235mm
Weight:
397g
Description
While most introductions to statistical mechanics are either too mathematical or too physical, Colin Thompson's book combines mathematical rigor with familiar physical materials. Following introductory chapters on kinetic theory, thermodynamics, the Gibbs ensembles, and the thermodynamic limit, later chapters discuss the classical theories of phase
