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Beschreibung
An Introduction to Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics returns with a second edition which includes new chapters, further explorations, and updated information into the study of statistical mechanics and thermal dynamics. The first part of the book derives the entropy of the classical ideal gas, using only classical statistical mechanics and an analysis of multiple systems first suggested by Boltzmann. The properties of the entropy are then expressed as "postulates" of thermodynamics in the second part of the book. From these postulates, the formal structure of thermodynamics is developed. The third part of the book introduces the canonical and grand canonical ensembles, which are shown to facilitate calculations for many model systems. An explanation of irreversible phenomena that is consistent with time-reversal invariance in a closed system is presented. The fourth part of the book is devoted to quantum statistical mechanics, including black-body radiation, the harmonic solid, Bose-Einstein and Fermi-Dirac statistics, and an introduction to band theory, including metals, insulators, and semiconductors. The final chapter gives a brief introduction to the theory of phase transitions. Throughout the book, there is a strong emphasis on computational methods to make abstract concepts more concrete.
An Introduction to Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics returns with a second edition which includes new chapters, further explorations, and updated information into the study of statistical mechanics and thermal dynamics. The first part of the book derives the entropy of the classical ideal gas, using only classical statistical mechanics and an analysis of multiple systems first suggested by Boltzmann. The properties of the entropy are then expressed as "postulates" of thermodynamics in the second part of the book. From these postulates, the formal structure of thermodynamics is developed. The third part of the book introduces the canonical and grand canonical ensembles, which are shown to facilitate calculations for many model systems. An explanation of irreversible phenomena that is consistent with time-reversal invariance in a closed system is presented. The fourth part of the book is devoted to quantum statistical mechanics, including black-body radiation, the harmonic solid, Bose-Einstein and Fermi-Dirac statistics, and an introduction to band theory, including metals, insulators, and semiconductors. The final chapter gives a brief introduction to the theory of phase transitions. Throughout the book, there is a strong emphasis on computational methods to make abstract concepts more concrete.
Über den Autor
Robert H. Swendsen is Professor of Physics at Carnegie Mellon University, where he works primarily in computational statistical mechanics. Professor Swendsen is a Fellow of both the American Physical Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He was given an IBM Outstanding Achievement Award in 1981 and shared a Forefronts of Large-Scale Computational Problems Award with S. Kumar, J.M. Rosenberg, and P.A. Kollman in 1991.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • Preface

  • Introduction

  • Part 1 Entropy

  • 2: The Classical Ideal Gas

  • 3: Discrete Probability Theory

  • 4: The Classical Ideal Gas: Configurational Entropy

  • 5: Continuous Random Numbers

  • 6: The Classical Ideal Gas: Energy-Dependence of Entropy

  • 7: Classical Gasses: Ideal and Otherwise

  • 8: Temperature Pressure, Chemical Potential, and All That

  • Part 2 Thermodynamics

  • 9: The Postulates and Laws of Thermodynamics

  • 10: Perturbations of Thermodynamic State Functions

  • 11: Thermodynamics Processes

  • 12: Thermodynamic Potentials

  • 13: The Consequences of Extensivity

  • 14: Thermodynamic Identities

  • 15: Extremum Principles

  • 16: Stability Conditions

  • 17: Phase Transitions

  • 18: The Nernst Postulate: the Third Law of Thermodynamics

  • Part 3 Classical Statistical Mechanics

  • 19: Ensembles in Classical Statistical Mechanics

  • 20: Classical Ensembles: Grand and Otherwise

  • 21: Refining the Definition of Entropy

  • 22: Irreversibility

  • Part 4 Quantum Statistical Mechanics

  • 23: Quantum Ensembles

  • 24: Quantum Canonical Ensemble

  • 25: Black-Body Radiation

  • 26: The Harmonic Solid

  • 27: Ideal Quantum Gases

  • 28: Bose-Einstein Statistics

  • 29: Fermi-Dirac Statistics

  • 30: Insulators and Semiconductors

  • 31: Phase Transitions and the Ising Model

  • Appendix

  • Appendix: Computer Calculations and VPython

  • Index

  • Index

  • Free

  • 1: Introduction

  • I

  • Part 1 Entropy

  • 2: Classical Ideal Gas

  • 3: Discrete probability theory

  • 4: Configurational entropy

  • 5: Continuous random numbers

  • 6: Classical ideal gas: Energy

  • 7: Ideal and "real" gases

  • 8: T, P, µ, and all that

  • II

  • Part 2 Thermodynamics

  • 9: Postulates and Laws of thermodynamics

  • 10: Thermodynamic perturbations

  • 11: Thermodynamic processes

  • 12: Thermodynamic potentials

  • 13: Extensivity

  • 14: Thermodynamic identities

  • 15: Extremum principles

  • 16: Stability conditions

  • 17: Phase transitions

  • 18: Nernst postulate

  • III

  • Part 3 Classical statistical mechanics

  • 19: Classical ensembles

  • 20: Classical ensembles: grand and otherwise

  • 21: Irreversibility

  • IV

  • Part 4 Quantum statistical mechanics

  • 22: Quantum ensembles

  • 23: Quantum canoncial ensemble

  • 24: Black-body radiation

  • 25: The harmonic solid

  • 26: Ideal quantum gases

  • 27: Bose-Einstein statistics

  • 28: Fermi-Dirac statistics

  • 29: Insulators and semiconductors

  • 30: The Ising model

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
Genre: Importe, Physik
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9780198853237
ISBN-10: 0198853238
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Swendsen, Robert H.
Auflage: 2. Auflage
Hersteller: OXFORD UNIV PR
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, Postfach:81 03 40, D-70567 Stuttgart, vertrieb@dbg.de
Maße: 250 x 175 x 31 mm
Von/Mit: Robert H. Swendsen
Erscheinungsdatum: 10.02.2020
Gewicht: 1,014 kg
Artikel-ID: 117163858