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基本説明
An indispensable tool for postgraduate students of science and engineering. Since the first edition published in 1972, Raj Pathria has provided an invaluable resource for the study of physical properties on the basis of dynamical behaviour. Suitable for a two semester course, offering the theoretical formalism proven to be of immense value to the field of physics. The author has based the book on principles of mathematical statistics and Hamiltonian mechanics. 2nd edition;1996 (Butterworth-Heinemann). Reviews from previous editions. "This is an excellent book from which to learn the methods and results of statistical mechanics." "A well written graduate-level text for scientists and engineers... Highly recommended for graduate-level libraries." -- Choice.
Full Description
Statistical Mechanics explores the physical properties of matter based on the dynamic behavior of its microscopic constituents. After a historical introduction, this book presents chapters about thermodynamics, ensemble theory, simple gases theory, Ideal Bose and Fermi systems, statistical mechanics of interacting systems, phase transitions, and computer simulations.This edition includes new topics such as BoseEinstein condensation and degenerate Fermi gas behavior in ultracold atomic gases and chemical equilibrium. It also explains the correlation functions and scattering; fluctuationdissipation theorem and the dynamical structure factor; phase equilibrium and the Clausius-Clapeyron equation; and exact solutions of one-dimensional fluid models and two-dimensional Ising model on a finite lattice. New topics can be found in the appendices, including finite-size scaling behavior of Bose-Einstein condensates, a summary of thermodynamic assemblies and associated statistical ensembles, and pseudorandom number generators. Other chapters are dedicated to two new topics, the thermodynamics of the early universe and the Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics simulations.This book is invaluable to students and practitioners interested in statistical mechanics and physics.
Contents
1. The Statistical Basis of Thermodynamics2. Elements of Ensemble Theory3. The Canonical Ensemble4. The Grand Canonical Ensemble5. Formulation of Quantum Statistics6. The Theory of Simple Gases7. Ideal Bose Systems8. Ideal Fermi Systems9. Thermodynamics of the Early Universe10. Statistical Mechanics of Interacting Systems: The Method of Cluster Expansions11. Statistical Mechanics of Interacting Systems: The Method of Quantized Fields12. Phase Transitions: Criticality, Universality, and Scaling13. Phase Transitions: Exact (or Almost Exact) Results for Various Models14. Phase Transitions: The Renormalization Group Approach15. Fluctuations and Nonequilibrium Statistical Mechanics16. Computer Simulations
