Kerson Huang (MIT, Naples, Florida, USA)

Introduction to Statistical Physics

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Written by a world-renowned theoretical physicist, this textbook familiarizes advanced undergraduate students with the different aspects of statistical physics. Along with many exercises, it includes a discussion of phase transition in thermodynamics. It also covers stochastic processes.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• 2 ed
• Seitenzahl: 334
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. September 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 164mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 656g
• ISBN-13: 9781420079029
• ISBN-10: 1420079026
• Artikelnr.: 31701333

Autorenporträt

Kerson Huang is Professor of Physics, Emeritus at MIT. Since retiring from active teaching, Dr. Huang has been engaged in biophysics research.

Inhaltsangabe

A Macroscopic View of Matter. Heat and Entropy. Using Thermodynamics. Phase
Transitions. The Statistical Approach. Maxwell-Boltzmann Distribution.
Transport Phenomena. Canonical Ensemble. Grand Canonical Ensemble. Noise.
Stochastic Processes. Time-Series Analysis. The Langevin Equation. Quantum
Statistics. Quantum Ensembles. The Fermi Gas. The Bose Gas. Bose-Einstein
Condensation. The Order Parameter. Superfluidity. Superconductivity.
Appendix. Index.