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040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP
050	0	0	_aQC174.8 _b.H35 2007
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100	1		_aHalley, J. Woods _q(James Woods), _d1938- _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aStatistical mechanics : _bfrom first principles to macroscopic phenomena / _cJ. Woods Halley.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2007.
300			_a1 online resource (xi, 283 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
505	0		_aFoundations of equilibrium statistical mechanics -- The classical distribution function -- Quantum mechanical density matrix -- Thermodynamics -- Semiclassical limit -- States of matter in equilibrium statistical physics -- Perfect gases -- Imperfect gases -- Statistical mechanics of liquids -- Quantum liquides and solids -- Phase transitions : static properties -- Dynamics -- Hydrodynamics and definition of transport coefficients -- Stochastic models and dynamical critical phenomena.
520			_aBased on the author's graduate course taught over many years in several physics departments, this 2006 book takes a 'reductionist' view of statistical mechanics, while describing the main ideas and methods underlying its applications. It implicitly assumes that the physics of complex systems as observed is connected to fundamental physical laws represented at the molecular level by Newtonian mechanics or quantum mechanics. Organised into three parts, the first section describes the fundamental principles of equilibrium statistical mechanics. The next section describes applications to phases of increasing density and order: gases, liquids and solids; it also treats phase transitions. The final section deals with dynamics, including a careful account of hydrodynamic theories and linear response theory. This textbook is suitable for a one year graduate course in statistical mechanics for physicists, chemists and chemical engineers. Problems are included following each chapter, with solutions to selected problems provided.
650		0	_aStatistical mechanics.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9780521825757
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511815843
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