Statistical Thermodynamics

Understanding the Properties of Macroscopic Systems

Lukong Cornelius Fai, Gary Matthew Wysin

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CRC Press
05 September 2019

Thermodynamics & heat; Statistical physics

Statistical thermodynamics and the related domains of statistical physics and quantum mechanics are very important in many fields of research, including plasmas, rarefied gas dynamics, nuclear systems, lasers, semiconductors, superconductivity, ortho- and para-hydrogen, liquid helium, and so on. Statistical Thermodynamics: Understanding the Properties of Macroscopic Systems provides a detailed overview of how to apply statistical principles to obtain the physical and thermodynamic properties of macroscopic systems.

Intended for physics, chemistry, and other science students at the graduate level, the book starts with fundamental principles of statistical physics, before diving into thermodynamics. Going further than many advanced textbooks, it includes Bose-Einstein, Fermi-Dirac statistics, and Lattice dynamics as well as applications in polaron theory, electronic gas in a magnetic field, thermodynamics of dielectrics, and magnetic materials in a magnetic field. The book concludes with an examination of statistical thermodynamics using functional integration and Feynman path integrals, and includes a wide range of problems with solutions that explain the theory.

By: Lukong Cornelius Fai, Gary Matthew Wysin
Imprint: CRC Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9780367380762
ISBN 10: 0367380765
Pages: 548
Publication Date: 05 September 2019
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Basic Principles of Statistical Physics. Thermodynamic Functions. Canonical Distribution. Ideal Gases. Quantum Statistics of Ideal Gases. The Electron Gas in a Magnetic Field. Magnetic and Dielectric Materials. Lattice Dynamics. Condensed Bodies. Applications of Statistical Thermodynamics. Macroscopic Quantum Effects: Superfluid Liquid Helium. Nonideal Classical Gases. Functional Integration in Statistical Physics. References. Index.

Lukong Cornelius Fai is with ICTP Trieste, Italy and the University of Dschang, Cameroon. Gary Wysin is with Kansas State University, USA.

Reviews for Statistical Thermodynamics: Understanding the Properties of Macroscopic Systems

... recommended for various levels of study: from a general course to the ground specialized course of theoretical physics. Moreover, a large number of problems based on physical situations supplied with detailed solutions determine an exceptional usefulness of this book due to the development of practical skills. -Zentralblatt MATH 1305