Statistical mechanics / R.K. Pathria, Paul D. Beale.
| Author/creator | Pathria, R. K. |
| Other author | Beale, Paul D. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 3rd ed. |
| Publication Info | Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/Academic Press, 2011. |
| Description | xxvi, 718 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The statistical basis of thermodynamics -- Elements of the ensemble theory -- The canonical ensemble -- The grand canonical ensemble -- Formulation of quantum statistics -- The theory of simple gases -- Ideal Bose systems -- Ideal Fermi systems -- Thermodynamics of the early universe -- Statistical mechanics of interacting systems : the method of cluster expansions -- Statistical mechanics of interacting systems : the method of quantized fields -- Phase transitions : criticality, universality, and scaling -- Phase transitions : exact (or almost exact) results for models -- Phase transitions : the renormalization group approach -- Fluctuations and nonequilibrium statistical mechanics -- Computer simulations. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 687-705) and index. |
| LCCN | 2010048955 |
| ISBN | 9780123821881 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 0123821886 (pbk.) |