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Suitable for graduate students in chemical physics, statistical physics, and physical chemistry, this text develops an innovative, probabilistic approach to statistical mechanics. The treatment employs Gauss's principle and incorporates Bose-Einstein and Fermi-Dirac statistics to provide a powerful tool for the statistical analysis of physical phenomena. The treatment begins with an introductory chapter on entropy and probability that covers Boltzmann's principle and thermodynamic probability, among other topics. Succeeding chapters offer a case history of black radiation, examine quantum and classical statistics, and discuss methods of processing information and the origins of the canonical distribution. The text concludes with explorations of statistical equivalence, radiative and material phase transitions, and the kinetic foundations of Gauss's error law. Bibliographic notes complete each chapter.

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Author:   Bernard H. Lavenda
Publisher:   Dover Publications Inc.
Imprint:   Dover Publications Inc.
Edition:   First Edition, First ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.70cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.558kg
ISBN:  

9780486810317

ISBN 10:   0486810313
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   25 November 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Bernard H. Lavenda was Professor of Chemical Physics at Italy's University of Camerino. His other books include A New Perspective on Reality: An Odyssey in Non-Euclidean Geometry and Where Physics Went Wrong.

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