Statistical Physics (Course of Theoretical Physics, Volume 5)
Edition: 3rd edition
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Published: April 1984
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 544
ISBN-13: 9780750633727
Subjects: Probability & statistics; Theoretical methods; Science/Mathematics; Mechanics - Statics; Science; Environmental Engineering & Technology; Mathematical Physics; Physics; Statistical physics; TECHNOLOGY & INDUSTRIAL ARTS; Science / Physics
First sentence: Statistical physics, often called for brevity simply statistics, consists in the study of the special laws which govern the behaviour and properties of macroscopic bodies (that is, bodies formed of a very large number of individual particles, such as atoms and molecules).