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Thermodynamics and statistical mechanics [electronic resource] / by Richard Fitzpatrick.

By: Fitzpatrick, Richard, 1963-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Singapore : World Scientific, [2020]Description: 1 online resource (xii, 346 p.).ISBN: 9789811223365; 981122336X.Subject(s): Thermodynamics | Statistical mechanicsGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 530.13 Online resources: Access to full text is restricted to subscribers.
Contents:
Preface -- Introduction -- Probability theory -- Statistical mechanics -- Heat and work -- Statistical thermodynamics -- Classical thermodynamics -- Multi-phase systems -- Applications of statistical thermodynamics -- Chemical equilibria -- Quantum statistics -- Appendix A : physical constants -- Appendix B : classical mechanics -- Appendix C : wave mechanics -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: "This book provides a comprehensive exposition of the theory of equilibrium thermodynamics and statistical mechanics at a level suitable for well-prepared undergraduate students. The fundamental message of the book is that all results in equilibrium thermodynamics and statistical mechanics follow from a single unprovable axiom namely, the principle of equal a priori probabilities combined with elementary probability theory, elementary classical mechanics, and elementary quantum mechanics"--Publisher's website.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- Introduction -- Probability theory -- Statistical mechanics -- Heat and work -- Statistical thermodynamics -- Classical thermodynamics -- Multi-phase systems -- Applications of statistical thermodynamics -- Chemical equilibria -- Quantum statistics -- Appendix A : physical constants -- Appendix B : classical mechanics -- Appendix C : wave mechanics -- Bibliography -- Index.

"This book provides a comprehensive exposition of the theory of equilibrium thermodynamics and statistical mechanics at a level suitable for well-prepared undergraduate students. The fundamental message of the book is that all results in equilibrium thermodynamics and statistical mechanics follow from a single unprovable axiom namely, the principle of equal a priori probabilities combined with elementary probability theory, elementary classical mechanics, and elementary quantum mechanics"--Publisher's website.

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