Introduction to Statistical Physics
Author:   João Paulo Casquilho (Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal) ,  Paulo Ivo Cortez Teixeira
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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Pages:   346
Publication Date:   18 December 2014
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Author:   João Paulo Casquilho (Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal) ,  Paulo Ivo Cortez Teixeira
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 19.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 25.30cm
Weight:   0.900kg
ISBN:  

9781107053786


ISBN 10:   1107053781
Pages:   346
Publication Date:   18 December 2014
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Preface; 1. Random walks; 2. Review of thermodynamics; 3. The postulates of statistical physics. Thermodynamic equilibrium; 4. Statistical thermodynamics – developments and applications; 5. The classical ideal gas; 6. The quantum ideal gas; 7. Magnetism; 8. The Ising model; 9. Liquid crystals; 10. Phase transitions and critical phenomena; 11. Irreversible processes; Appendixes; Index.

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João Paulo Casquilho is an Associate Professor at the Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal. His research work includes experimental and theoretical studies in liquid crystals rheology under applied electric or magnetic fields and dynamical systems. Paulo Teixeira is an Adjunct Professor at the Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa and a research associate at the Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal. He is a theoretical soft matter physicist who has worked on colloids, elastomers, foams and liquid crystals.

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