Statistical Thermodynamics Understanding the Properties of Macroscopic Systems
Auteurs : Fai Lukong Cornelius, Wysin Gary Matthew
Statistical thermodynamics and the related domains of statistical physics and quantum mechanics are very important in many fields of research, including plasmas, rarefied gas dynamics, nuclear systems, lasers, semiconductors, superconductivity, ortho- and para-hydrogen, liquid helium, and so on. Statistical Thermodynamics: Understanding the Properties of Macroscopic Systems provides a detailed overview of how to apply statistical principles to obtain the physical and thermodynamic properties of macroscopic systems.
Intended for physics, chemistry, and other science students at the graduate level, the book starts with fundamental principles of statistical physics, before diving into thermodynamics. Going further than many advanced textbooks, it includes Bose-Einstein, Fermi-Dirac statistics, and Lattice dynamics as well as applications in polaron theory, electronic gas in a magnetic field, thermodynamics of dielectrics, and magnetic materials in a magnetic field. The book concludes with an examination of statistical thermodynamics using functional integration and Feynman path integrals, and includes a wide range of problems with solutions that explain the theory.
Basic Principles of Statistical Physics. Thermodynamic Functions. Canonical Distribution. Ideal Gases. Quantum Statistics of Ideal Gases. The Electron Gas in a Magnetic Field. Magnetic and Dielectric Materials. Lattice Dynamics. Condensed Bodies. Applications of Statistical Thermodynamics. Macroscopic Quantum Effects: Superfluid Liquid Helium. Nonideal Classical Gases. Functional Integration in Statistical Physics. References. Index.
Lukong Cornelius Fai is with ICTP Trieste, Italy and the University of Dschang, Cameroon. Gary Wysin is with Kansas State University, USA.
Date de parution : 10-2012
15.6x23.4 cm
Date de parution : 09-2019
15.6x23.4 cm
Thèmes de Statistical Thermodynamics :
Mots-clés :
Basic Principles of Statistical Physics; Functional Integration in Statistical Physics; Nonideal Classical Gases; Thermodynamic Functions; Spin Angular Momentum; Canonical Distribution; Spin; ACB; Magnetic Entropy; Partition Function; Canonical Partition Function; Magnetic Forces; Magnetization; Magnetic Moment; Magnetic Field; Debye Approximation; Continuous Elastic Medium; Bose Einstein Condensation; Van Der Waals Equation; Central Ion; Orbital Angular Momentum; Dirac Density Matrix; Superfluid Component; Free Energy Density; Coexistence Curve; Liquid Helium; Correct Total Number; Free Electron Gas; Cerium Magnesium Nitrate; Debye Temperature