LEADER 05130nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910823151103321 005 20230707192631.0 010 $a1-281-07702-X 010 $a9786611077020 010 $a0-08-054171-2 035 $a(CKB)1000000000385004 035 $a(EBL)330192 035 $a(OCoLC)476128999 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000251065 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11206751 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000251065 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10247190 035 $a(PQKB)11129909 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC330192 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL330192 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10196341 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL107702 035 $a(PPN)179002201 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000385004 100 $a19960105d1996 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aStatistical mechanics$b[electronic resource] /$fR.K. Pathria 205 $a2nd ed. 210 $aOxford ;$aBoston $cButterworth-Heinemann$d1996 215 $a1 online resource (545 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-7506-2469-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 513-522) and index. 327 $aFront Cover; Statistical Mechanics; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Historical Introduction; Notes; Chapter 1. The Statistical Basis of Thermodynamics; 1.1. The macroscopic and the microscopic states; 1.2. Contact between statistics and thermodynamics: physical significance of the number ?(N,V, E); 1.3. Further contact between statistics and thermodynamics; 1.4. The classical ideal gas; 1.5. The entropy of mixing and the Gibbs paradox; 1.6. The ""correct"" enumeration of the microstates; Problems; Notes 327 $aChapter 2. Elements of Ensemble Theory2.1. Phase space of a classical system; 2.2. Liouville's theorem and its consequences; 2.3. The microcanonical ensemble; 2.4. Examples; 2.5. Quantum states and the phase space; Problems; Notes; Chapter 3. The Canonical Ensemble; 3.1. Equilibrium between a system and a heat reservoir; 3.2. A system in the canonical ensemble; 3.3. Physical significance of the various statistical quantities in the canonical ensemble; 3.4. Alternative expressions for the partition function; 3.5. The classical systems 327 $a3.6. Energy fluctuations in the canonical ensemble: correspondence with the microcanonical ensemble3.7. Two theorems-the ""equipartition"" and the ""virial""; 3.8. A system of harmonic oscillators; 3.9. The statistics of paramagnetism; 3.10. Thermodynamics of magnetic systems: negative temperatures; Problems; Notes; Chapter 4. The Grand Canonical Ensemble; 4.1. Equilibrium between a system and a particle-energy reservoir; 4.2. A system in the grand canonical ensemble; 4.3. Physical significance of the various statistical quantities; 4.4. Examples 327 $a4.5. Density and energy fluctuations in the grand canonical ensemble: correspondence with other ensemblesProblems; Notes; Chapter 5. Formulation of Quantum Statistics; 5.1. Quantum-mechanical ensemble theory: the density matrix; 5.2. Statistics of the various ensembles; 5.3. Examples; 5.4. Systems composed of indistinguishable particles; 5.5. The density matrix and the partition function of a system of free particles; Problems; Notes; Chapter 6. The Theory of Simple Gases; 6.1. An ideal gas in a quantum-mechanical microcanonical ensemble 327 $a6.2. An ideal gas in other quantum-mechanical ensembles6.3. Statistics of the occupation numbers; 6.4. Kinetic considerations; 6.5. Gaseous systems composed of molecules with internal motion; Problems; Notes; Chapter 7. Ideal Bose Systems; 7.1. Thermodynamic behavior of an ideal Bose gas; 7.2. Thermodynamics of the black-body radiation; 7.3. The field of sound waves; 7.4. Inertial density of the sound field; 7.5. Elementary excitations in liquid helium II; Problems; Notes; Chapter 8. Ideal Fermi Systems; 8.1. Thermodynamic behavior of an ideal Fermi gas 327 $a8.2. Magnetic behavior of an ideal Fermi gas 330 $a'This is an excellent book from which to learn the methods and results of statistical mechanics.' Nature 'A well written graduate-level text for scientists and engineers... Highly recommended for graduate-level libraries.' ChoiceThis highly successful text, which first appeared in the year 1972 and has continued to be popular ever since, has now been brought up-to-date by incorporating the remarkable developments in the field of 'phase transitions and critical phenomena' that took place over the intervening years. This has been done by adding three new chapters (comprising over 15 606 $aStatistical mechanics 606 $aStatistical physics 615 0$aStatistical mechanics. 615 0$aStatistical physics. 676 $a530.1/3 700 $aPathria$b R. K$0308117 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910823151103321 996 $aStatistical mechanics$9191449 997 $aUNINA