Title: Statistical mechanics : fundamentals and model solutions /
Authors: Dorlas, T. C. 1955-
Publisher: Institute of Physics Pub.,
Year: 1999
Subjects: Statistical mechanics.
Contents: Pt. I. Thermodynamics -- 1. The Zeroth Law -- 2. The First Law -- 3. Differentials -- 4. The Second Law -- 5. Thermal Engines and Refrigerators -- 6. The Fundamental Equation -- 7. Convexity -- 8. Thermodynamic Potentials -- 9. Phase Transitions -- 10. Magnetism -- 11. The Refrigerator and Liquefaction of Gases -- 12. Examples of Phase Transitions -- 13. Equations of State for Solids -- 14. Applications in Chemistry -- 15. Black-Body Radiation -- 16. The Big Bang -- 17. The Constitution of Stars -- Pt. II. Fundamentals of Statistical Mechanics -- 18. Quantum Mechanics -- 19. Non-Interacting Localized Spins -- 20. Large-Deviation Theory -- 21. The Paramagnet Revisited -- 22. Identical Localized Free Particles -- 23. Quantum Gases -- 24. Ensembles -- 25. Existence of the Thermodynamic Limit -- 26. Large Deviations for the Energy Density -- Pt. III. Models in Statistical Mechanics -- 27. A Simple Model for Rubber -- 28. The Ising Model -- 29. The Mean-Field Weiss-Ising Model -- 30. The Mean-Field Lattice Gas -- 31. Metals and the Electron Gas -- 32. White-Dwarf Stars -- 33. Phonons -- 34. Boson Condensation and Liquid Helium -- 35. Superconductivity -- App. A. Probability Theory -- App. B. Quantum Mechanics -- App. C. Convexity.