Basics of Statistical Physics (3版)

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Statistics links microscopic and macroscopic phenomena, and requires for this reason a large number of microscopic elements like atoms. The results are values of maximum probability or of averaging. This introduction to statistical physics concentrates on the basic principles and attempts to explain these in simple terms, supplemented by numerous examples. These basic principles include the difference between classical and quantum statistics, a priori probabilities as related to degeneracies, the vital aspect of indistinguishability as compared with distinguishability in classical physics, the differences between conserved and non-conserved elements, the different ways of counting arrangements in the three statistics (Maxwell–Boltzmann, Fermi–Dirac, Bose–Einstein), the difference between maximization of the number of arrangements of elements, and averaging in the Darwin–Fowler method. Significant applications to solids, radiation and electrons in metals are treated in separate chapters, as well as Bose–Einstein condensation. In this latest edition, apart from a general revision, the topic of thermal radiation has been expanded with a new section on black bodies and an additional chapter on black holes. Other additions are more examples with applications of statistical mechanics in solid state physics and superconductivity. Throughout the presentation, the introduction carries almost all details for calculations. Request Inspection Copy Sample Chapter(s) Preface to Third Edition, Second Edition and First Edition Chapter 1: Introduction Contents: Introduction Statistical Mechanics of an Ideal Gas (Maxwell) The a priori Probability Classical Statistics (Maxwell–Boltzmann) Entropy Quantum Statistics Exact Form of Distribution Functions Application to Radiation (Light Quanta) Debye Theory of Specific Heat of Solids Electrons in Metals Limitations of the Preceding Theory — Improvement with Ensemble Method Averaging instead of Maximization, and Bose–Einstein Condensation The Boltzmann Transport Equation Thermal Radiation of Black Holes Readership: Advanced undergraduates, graduate students and academics interested in statistical physics.

Application-Driven Quantum and Statistical Physics Vol.3

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Bridging the gap between traditional books on quantum and statistical physics, this series is an ideal introductory course for students who are looking for an alternative approach to the traditional academic treatment. This pedagogical approach relies heavily on scientific or technological applications from a wide range of fields. For every new concept introduced, an application is given to connect the theoretical results to a real-life situation. Each volume features in-text exercises and detailed solutions, with easy-to-understand applications. This third volume covers several basic and more advanced subjects about transitions in quantum and statistical physics. Part I describes how the quantum statistics of fermions and bosons differ and under what condition they can merge into the classical-particle-statistics framework seen in Volume 2. This section also describes the fundamentals of conductors, semiconductors, superconductors, superfluids and Bose–Einstein condensates. Part II introduces time-dependent transitions between quantum states. The time evolution of a simple two-level model gives the minimum background necessary to understand the principles behind lasers and their numerous applications. Time-dependent perturbation theory is also covered, as well as standard approaches to the scattering of massive particles. A semi-classical treatment of electromagnetic field–matter interaction is described with illustrations taken from a variety of processes such as phonon scattering, charge distribution or spin densities. The third and last part of the book gives a brief overview of quantum electrodynamics with applications to photon absorption or emission spectroscopies and a range of scattering regimes. There follows a short introduction to the role of multiphoton processes in quantum entanglement based experiments. Sample Chapter(s) Preface 1. The Ideal Quantum Gases Request Inspection Copy Contents: Quantum Statistics: The Ideal Quantum Gases Fermion Gases Boson Gases Time-Dependent Transitions: Two-Level Couplings Time-Dependent Perturbation Theory Standard Approaches to Scattering Photons: From Electromagnetic Fields to Photons From One-Photon to Multiphoton Processes Readership: Undergraduate students who need a concise introduction to quantum and statistical physics. Graduate students who want to return and learn about the subject from a different perspective.

Principles of Statistical Physics 2006 (JW) 3-527-40613-1

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【簡介】 Written for graduate or advanced students as well as for professionals in physics and chemistry, this book includes the fundamental concepts of statistical physics and physical kinetics. These concepts relate to a wide range of physical objects, such as liquids and solids, gases and plasmas, clusters and systems of complex molecules. The book analyzes various structures of many-particle systems, such as crystal structures, lamellar structures, fractal aggregates and fractal structures, while comparing different methods of description for certain systems and phenomena. Developed from a lecture course on statistical physics and kinetic theory of various atomic systems, the text provides a maximum number of concepts in the simplest way, based on simple problems and using various methods. 【目錄】