Fundamentals of statistical and thermal physics
By: [by] F. Reif.
Series: McGraw-Hill series in fundamentals of physics
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Published: 1965
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 651
Subjects: Statistical mechanics.; Statistical thermodynamics.
Description: This book is devoted to a discussion of some of the basic physical concepts and methods useful in the description of situations involving systems which consist of very many particulars. It attempts, in particular, to introduce the reader to the disciplines of thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, and kinetic theory from a unified and modern point of view. The presentation emphasizes the essential unity of the subject matter and develops physical insight by stressing the microscopic content of the theory.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 631-635.