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100 1 _aColombo, Luciano,
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245 1 0 _aStatistical physics of condensed matter systems :
_ba primer /
_cLuciano Colombo.
264 1 _aBristol [England] (Temple Circus, Temple Way, Bristol BS1 6HG, UK) :
_bIOP Publishing,
_c[2022]
300 _a1 online resource (various pagings) :
_billustrations (some color).
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338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _a[IOP release $release]
490 1 _aIOP ebooks. [2022 collection]
500 _a"Version: 20221201"--Title page verso.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references.
505 0 _aIntroduction to: Statistical physics of condensed matter systems : a primer -- part I. Classical statistical physics. 1. The statistical description of a classical system -- 1.1. Basic concepts -- 1.2. Equilibrium distribution probability -- 1.3. The Boltzmann distribution law -- 1.4. A statistical definition of temperature -- 1.5. Calculating ensemble averages -- 1.6. Entropy -- 1.7. The ideal monoatomic gas -- 1.8. On the statistical concept of irreversible process
505 8 _a2. Thermal properties of classical gases -- 2.1. Thermal properties of polyatomic ideal gases -- 2.2. Real gases -- 2.3. Thermal properties under the action of an external field
505 8 _apart II. Quantum statistical physics. 3. The statistical description of a quantum system -- 3.1. Basic concepts -- 3.2. Fermi-Dirac statistics -- 3.3. Bose-Einstein statistics -- 3.4. Quantum statistics revisited
505 8 _a4. Thermal properties of quantum gases -- 4.1. The electron gas -- 4.2. The phonon gas
505 8 _a5. Other quantum systems and phenomena -- 5.1. The photon gas -- 5.2. The quantum ideal gas -- 5.3. The Bose-Einstein condensation
505 8 _apart III. Concluding remarks. 6. What is missing in this 'primer'
505 8 _apart IV. Appendices. Appendix A. Mathematical tools -- Appendix B. Gibbs entropy -- Appendix C. Thermodynamic potentials -- Appendix D. Calculating the grand partition function of a real gas -- Appendix E. Fermi-Dirac distribution law : a phenomenological derivation -- Appendix F. The conceptual framework for solid-state physics -- Appendix G. Bose-Einstein distribution law : a phenomenological derivation -- Appendix H. Density of states of the blackbody radiation.
520 3 _aThis Primer focusses on the statistical physics of classical and quantum systems. The course text explores the three cornerstones of statistical physics which include the Boltzmann, Fermi-Dirac, and Bose-Einstein distribution laws.
521 _aUndergraduates on physics, materials science, chemistry and engineering courses.
530 _aAlso available in print.
538 _aMode of access: World Wide Web.
538 _aSystem requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader, EPUB reader, or Kindle reader.
545 _aLuciano Colombo is a professor of theoretical condensed matter physics at the University of Cagliari and fellow of the Istituto Lombardo Accademia di Scienze e Lettere.
588 0 _aTitle from PDF title page (viewed on December 5, 2022).
650 0 _aStatistical physics.
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650 0 _aCondensed matter.
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650 7 _aCondensed matter physics (liquid state & solid state physics)
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650 7 _aSCIENCE / Physics / Condensed Matter.
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710 2 _aInstitute of Physics (Great Britain),
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