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ISBN/EAN: 9780387942995
Sprache: Englisch
Umfang: xii, 464 S., 2 s/w Illustr., 464 p. 2 illus.
Einband: kartoniertes Buch
Beschreibung
Based on the highly successful courses given at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt, GermanyA complete survey of an area of theoretical physicsNumerous worked examples and problemsClearly shows how to apply abstract principles to realistic problems
Produktsicherheitsverordnung
Hersteller:
Springer Verlag GmbH
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DE 69121 Heidelberg
Inhalt
Foreword; Preface; I. Thermodynamics 1. Equilibrium and State Quantities; 2. The Laws of Thermodynamics; 3. Phase Transitions and Chemical Reactions; 4. Thermodynamic Potentials II. Statistical Mechanics 5. Number of Microstates and Entropy; 6. Ensemble Theory and the Microcanonical Ensemble; 7. The Canonical Ensemble; 8. Application of Boltzmann Statistics; 9. The Macrocanonical Ensemble III. Quantum Statistics 10. Density Operators; 11. The Symmetry Character of Many-Particle Wavefunctions; 12. Grand Canonical Description of Ideal Quantum Systems; 13. The Ideal Bose Gas; 14. Ideal Fermi Gas; 15. Applications of Relativistic Bose and Fermi Gases IV. Real Gases and Phase Transitions 16. Real Gases; 17. Classification of Phase Transitions; 18. The Models of Ising and Heisenberg; Index
