Cargando…

Methods of statistical physics /

This graduate-level textbook on thermal physics covers classical thermodynamics, statistical mechanics and its applications. The mathematical formulations are accessible and entirely self-contained. It is therefore the ideal companion text for graduate students studying courses on complex analysis,...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Tanaka, Tomoyasu, 1919-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 The laws of thermodynamics; 2 Thermodynamic relations; 3 The ensemble theory; 4 System Hamiltonians; 5 The density matrix; 6 The cluster variation method; 7 Infinite-series representations of correlation functions; 8 The extended mean-field approximation; 9 The exact Ising lattice identities; 10 Propagation of short range order; 11 Phase transition of the two-dimensional Ising model; Appendix 1 The gamma function; Appendix 2 The critical exponent in the tetrahedron approximation.