STATISTICAL MECHANICS, 2ND ED

Download or read book STATISTICAL MECHANICS, 2ND ED written by Kerson Huang and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-09 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Market_Desc: · Senior/Graduate Level Courses in Statistical Mechanics offered for 2 Semester in Department of Physics. About The Book: Unlike most other texts on the subject, this clear, concise introduction to the theory of microscopic bodies treats the modern theory of critical phenomena. Provides up-to-date coverage of recent major advances, including a self-contained description of thermodynamics and the classical kinetic theory of gases, interesting applications such as superfluids and the quantum Hall effect, several current research applications, The last three chapters are devoted to the Landau-Wilson approach to critical phenomena. Many new problems and illustrations have been added to this edition.