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Author:   Michael J.R. Hoch
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.771kg
ISBN:  

9781439850534

ISBN 10:   1439850534
Pages:   450
Publication Date:   25 May 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
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Table of Contents

CLASSICAL THERMAL PHYSICS: THE MICROCANONICAL ENSEMBLE: Introduction to Classical Thermal Physics Concepts: The First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics. Microstates and the Statistical Interpretation of Entropy. Applications of Thermodynamics to Gases and Condensed Matter, Phase Transitions, and Critical Phenomena. QUANTUM STATISTICAL PHYSICS AND THERMAL PHYSICS APPLICATIONS: The Canonical and Grand Canonical Ensembles and Distributions. Quantum Distribution Functions, Fermi–Dirac and Bose–Einstein Statistics, Photons, and Phonons. The Classical Ideal Gas, Maxwell–Boltzmann Statistics, Nonideal Systems. The Density Matrix, Reactions and Related Processes, and Introduction to Irreversible Thermodynamics. Appendices. Index.

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"""When I started reading Michael J.R. Hoch's book Statistical and Thermal Physics: An Introduction I thought to myself that this is another book the same as a large group of others with similar content. ... But during my reading this unjustified belief changed. ... The main reason for this change was the way of information presentation: ... the way of presentation is designed so that the reader receives only the information that is necessary to give the essence of the problem. ... this book will provide an introduction to the subject especially for those who are interested in basic or applied physics. ... very well-written."" -Dominik Strzalka, Zentralblatt MATH 1230"

When I started reading Michael J.R. Hoch's book Statistical and Thermal Physics: An Introduction I thought to myself that this is another book the same as a large group of others with similar content. ... But during my reading this unjustified belief changed. ... The main reason for this change was the way of information presentation: ... the way of presentation is designed so that the reader receives only the information that is necessary to give the essence of the problem. ... this book will provide an introduction to the subject especially for those who are interested in basic or applied physics. ... very well-written. -Dominik Strzalka, Zentralblatt MATH 1230

Author Information

Michael J.R. Hoch is a visiting scientist in the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory at Florida State University and an emeritus professor and honorary professorial research fellow at the University of the Witwatersrand.

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