Introductory statistical mechanics
Bowley, Roger.
Introductory statistical mechanics - 2nd ed. - New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1999. - xv, 352 p. ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book explains the ideas and techniques of statistical mechanics - the theory of condensed matter - in a simple and progressive way. The text starts with the laws of thermodynamics and simple ideas of quantum mechanics. The conceptual ideas underlying the subject are explained carefully; the mathematical ideas are developed in parallel to give a coherent overall view. The text is illustrated with examples not just from solid state physics, but also from recent theories of radiation from black holes and recent data on the background radiation from the Cosmic background explorer."--BOOK JACKET. "In this second edition, slightly more advanced material on statistical mechanics is introduced, material which students should meet in an undergraduate course
9780199236794
Statistical thermodynamics
Entropy.
530.13 / BOW
Introductory statistical mechanics - 2nd ed. - New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1999. - xv, 352 p. ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book explains the ideas and techniques of statistical mechanics - the theory of condensed matter - in a simple and progressive way. The text starts with the laws of thermodynamics and simple ideas of quantum mechanics. The conceptual ideas underlying the subject are explained carefully; the mathematical ideas are developed in parallel to give a coherent overall view. The text is illustrated with examples not just from solid state physics, but also from recent theories of radiation from black holes and recent data on the background radiation from the Cosmic background explorer."--BOOK JACKET. "In this second edition, slightly more advanced material on statistical mechanics is introduced, material which students should meet in an undergraduate course
9780199236794
Statistical thermodynamics
Entropy.
530.13 / BOW
