Statistical mechanics of solids [[electronic resource] /] / Louis A. Girifalco

• Autore: Girifalco L. A (Louis A.)
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2000
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (536 p.)
• Disciplina: 530.4/1
• Soggetto topico: Solids - Mathematical models; Statistical mechanics
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 505-508) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; 1 The Basics of Thermodynamics; 2 Principles of Statistical Mechanics; 3 Particle Statistics; 4 The Harmonic Crystal; 5 Anharmonic Properties and the Equation of State; 6 Free Electron Theory in Metals and Semiconductors; 7 Statistical-Kinetic Theory of Electron Transport; 8 Order-Disorder Alloys; 9 Magnetic Order; 10 Phase Equilibria; 11 Critical Exponents and the Renormalization Group; 12 Surfaces and Interfaces; 13 The Theory of Random Flight; 14 Linear Polymer Chains; 15 Vacancies and Interstitials in Monatomic Crystals; 16 Point Defects in Dilute Alloys ; 17 Diffusion in Simple CrystalsAppendix 1 Combinatorial Problems in Statistical Mechanics; Appendix 2 The Method of Undetermined Multipliers; Appendix 3 Stirling's Approximation; Appendix 4 Sums and Integrals; Appendix 5 Fermi Integrals; Appendix 6 Kirkwood's Second Moment; Appendix 7 The Generalized Lattice Gas; Appendix 8 Dyadics and Crystal Symmetry; Additional Readings; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Suitable for use as an advanced text, this monograph presents the statistical mechanics of solids from the perspective of the material properties of the solid state.
• Titolo autorizzato: Statistical mechanics of solids
• ISBN: 0-19-773265-8; 1-280-52982-2; 9786610529827; 0-19-802811-3; 1-4294-0376-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910777614503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Monographs on the physics and chemistry of materials ; ; 58.