This is an introduction to statistical mechanics, intended to be used either in an undergraduate physical chemistry course or by beginning graduate students with little undergraduate background in the subject. It assumes familiarity with thermodynamics, chemical kinetics, the kinetic theory of gases
Statistical mechanics: a concise introduction for chemists
โ Scribed by B. Widom
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 181
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
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