Statistical mechanics
Subtitle: fundamentals and modern applications
By: Richard E. Wilde, Surjit Singh.
Contributors: Surjit Singh, 1947-
Publisher: Wiley; Wiley-Interscience
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 400
Subjects: Statistical mechanics.
Description: Statistical Mechanics begins with a refresher course in the essentials of modern statistical mechanics which, on its own, can serve as a handy pocket guide to basic definitions and formulas. Part II is devoted to equilibrium statistical mechanics. Readers will find in-depth coverage of phase transitions, critical phenomena, liquids, molecular dynamics, Monte Carlo techniques, polymers, and more.

Part III focuses on nonequilibrium statistical mechanics and progresses in a logical manner from near-equilibrium systems, for which linear responses can be used, to far-from-equilibrium systems requiring nonlinear differential equations.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 381-389) and index.
"A Wiley-Interscience publication."