Statistical Mechanics: An Intermediate Course (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789810235178)

The book aims to bridge the gap between standard textbooks on the subject and more advanced books, discussing in a more thorough way the foundations of both classical and quantum statistical mechanics. It is devised for a one-semester graduate course on statistical mechanics. Its prerequisite is therefore a more elementary course on the same subject. Emphasis is laid on the geometrical aspects of classical thermodynamics, on the foundational problems, and on selected applications (mainly to spin systems), the meaning of quantum statistics, phase transitions, critical phenomena, and the renormalization group.

Author: Giuseppe Morandi
ISBN-10: 9810235178
ISBN-13: 9789810235178
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Language: English
Published: 05/01/2001
Pages: 600
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.80lbs
Size: 8.40h x 6.00w x 1.30d