Statistical Physics

Michael V. Sadovskii

Published by De Gruyter 2012

Statistical Physics

Michael V. Sadovskii

Volume 18 in the series De Gruyter Studies in Mathematical Physics

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110270372

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About this book

This book is essentially based on the lecture course on “Statistical Physics”, which was taught by the author at the physical faculty of the Ural State University in Ekaterinburg since 1992. This course was intended for all physics students, not especially for those specializing in theoretical physics. In this sense the material presented here contains the necessary minimum of knowledge of statistical physics (also often called statistical mechanics), which is in author’s opinion necessary for every person wishing to obtain a general education in the field of physics. This posed the rather difficult
problem of the choice of material and compact enough presentation. At the same time it necessarily should contain all the basic principles of statistical physics, as well as its main applications to different physical problems, mainly from the field of the theory of condensed matter. Extended version of these lectures were published in Russian in 2003. For the present English edition, some of the material was rewritten and several new sections and paragraphs were added, bringing contents more up to date and adding more discussion on some more difficult cases.

Author information

Michael V. Sadovskii, Institute for Electrophysics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia.

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"The author of this book is devoted to the classical approach in statistical physics (usually related to equilibrium physics) – the presentation is given in such a way that reader with basic knowledge about this field can understand many of the presented aspects. […] This book is worth to be recommended." Zentralblatt für Mathematik

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Chapter 1. Basic principles of statistics Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 2. Gibbs distribution Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	43
Chapter 3. Classical ideal gas Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	60
Chapter 4. Quantum ideal gases Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	75
Chapter 5. Condensed matter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	101
Chapter 6. Superconductivity Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	133
Chapter 7. Fluctuations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	160
Chapter 8. Phase transitions and critical phenomena Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	170
Chapter 9. Linear response Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	195
Chapter 10. Kinetic equations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	208
Chapter 11. Basics of the modern theory of many-particle systems Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	225
Appendix A. Motion in phase space, ergodicity and mixing Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	248
Appendix B. Statistical mechanics and information theory Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	259
Appendix C. Nonequilibrium statistical operators Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	270
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	277
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	279

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Researchers in Condensed Matter Physics, Materials Science and Theoretical Chemistry, Graduate and PhD Students, Research Institutes and Libraries
Pages
- Front matter: 10
- Main content: 282
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 20
- Tables: 4
Keywords: Statistical Physics; Thermodynamics; Materials Science

eBook

Published: August 31, 2012
ISBN: 9783110270372

Hardcover

Published: August 17, 2012
ISBN: 9783110270310