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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Malcolm P. Kennett (Simon Fraser University, British Columbia)Publisher: Cambridge University Press Imprint: Cambridge University Press Dimensions: Width: 19.30cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 25.20cm Weight: 0.720kg ISBN: 9781108480789ISBN 10: 1108480780 Pages: 260 Publication Date: 16 July 2020 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsPreface; 1. Introduction; 2. The microcanonical ensemble; 3. Liouville's theorem; 4. The canonical ensemble; 5. Kinetic theory; 6. The grand canonical ensemble; 7. Quantum statistical mechanics; 8. Fermions; 9. Bosons; 10. Phase transitions and order; Appendix A Gaussian integrals and stirling's formula; Appendix B Primer on thermal physics; Appendix C Heat capacity cusp in Bose systems; References; Index.Reviews'At last a textbook that contains all the required elements for a modern advanced undergraduate course on statistical physics: foundations, quantum statistical mechanics, phase transitions and dynamics. I particularly like the derivation of ensembles through maximization of Gibbs entropy and the Langevin description of Brownian motion. Plenty of instructive problems within ten digestible chapters make this a text I can recommend to my students.' Martin Evans, University of Edinburgh 'Statistical mechanics is a vast and fascinating topic, sometimes intimidating beginning students. Kennett succeeds in delivering an agile, fresh and modern exposition of the essential ideas and methods, in addition to a well-thought selection of examples and applications borrowed from all branches of physics. Students and teachers alike will enjoy the carefully organized table of contents for self-study and lecture preparation.' Roberto Raimondi, Roma Tre University 'This book incorporates, into a single course, ideas and theoretical techniques in statistical physics and quantum mechanics that are connected by the physical phenomena they are meant to describe. Yet they are rarely all found in the same text. Professor Kennett offers students of theoretical physics a rare opportunity to acquire a mature understanding of their impact and meaning.' Herbert Fertig, Indiana University, Bloomington Author InformationMalcolm P. Kennett is Associate Professor at Simon Fraser University, Canada. He studied at the University of Sydney and Princeton University and was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Cambridge. He has taught statistical mechanics at both undergraduate and graduate level for many years and has been recognized for the high quality of his teaching and innovative approaches to the undergraduate and graduate curriculum. His research is focused on condensed matter theory and he has made contributions to the theory of spin glasses, dilute magnetic semiconductors, out of equilibrium dynamics in ultracold atoms, and the Quantum Hall effect in graphene. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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