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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.

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Author:   Lukong Cornelius Fai ,  Gary Matthew Wysin
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   CRC Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.907kg
ISBN:  

9781466510678

ISBN 10:   1466510676
Pages:   548
Publication Date:   19 October 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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""... 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

... 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

... 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

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

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