| Statistical Mechanics: A Short Treatise 1999 Edition Contributor(s): Gallavotti, Giovanni (Author) |
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ISBN: 3540648836 ISBN-13: 9783540648833 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $113.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 1999 Annotation: This book presents a critical and modern analysis of the conceptual foundations of statistical mechanics as laid down in Boltzmann's works. The author emphasises the relation between microscopic reversibility and macroscopic irreversibility. Students will find a clear and detailed explanation of fundamental concepts such as equipartition, entropy and ergodicity. They will learn about Brownian motion, the modern treatment of the thermodynamic limit phase transitions, the microscopic and macroscopic theory of the coexistence of phases, statistical mechanics of stationary states, and fluctuations and dissipation in chaotic motions. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Mechanics - Thermodynamics - Science | Physics - Mathematical & Computational - Science | System Theory |
| Dewey: 530.13 |
| LCCN: 99014929 |
| Series: Theoretical and Mathematical Physics |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.44" W x 9.54" (1.43 lbs) 342 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This clear book presents a critical and modern analysis of the conceptual foundations of statistical mechanics as laid down in Boltzmann's works. The author emphasises the relation between microscopic reversibility and macroscopic irreversibility, explaining fundamental concepts in detail. |
