A lucid presentation of statistical physics and thermodynamics which develops from the general principles to give a large number of applications of the theory.
Course of theoretical physics. 5,1 Statistical physics
β Scribed by Pitaevskij, Lev PetroviΔ;Pitaevskii, L. P.;LifΕ‘ic, Evgenij MichajloviΔ;Landau, L. D
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science;Butterworth-Heinemann
- Year
- 2001;1980
- Tongue
- English
- Edition
- 3. ed., rev. and enl
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
A lucid presentation of statistical physics and thermodynamics which develops from the general principles to give a large number of applications of the theory.
β¦ Table of Contents
Fundamental principles of theoretical physics
The Gibbs distribution
Ideal gases
Solids
Non-ideal gases
Solutions
Chemical reactions
Fluctuations
Surfaces.
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The fourth edition contains seven new sections with chapters on General Relativity, Gravitational Waves and Relativistic Cosmology. The text has been thoroughly revised and additional problems inserted. The Complete course of Theoretical Physics by Landau and Lifshitz, recognized as two of the world
A lucid presentation of statistical physics and thermodynamics which develops from the general principles to give a large number of applications of the theory.<br />
This volume is mainly concerned with a systematic development of the theory of plasmas, the authority being firmly rooted in the pioneering work of Landau. Corresponding results are also given for partially ionized plasmas, relativistic plasmas, degenerate or non-ideal plasmas and solid state plasma