Statistical Mechanics

A Short Treatise

Giovanni Gallavotti (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

XIV, 342 Seiten

1999 | 1999
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-540-64883-3 (ISBN)

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This book presents a critical and modern analysis of the conceptual foundations of statistical mechanics as laid down in Boltzmann's works. The author emphasizes the relation between microscopic reversibility and macroscopic irreversibility. Students will find a clear and detailed explanation of fundamental concepts such as equipartition, entropy, and ergodicity. They will learn about Brownian motion, the modern treatment of the thermodynamic limit phase transitions, the microscopic and macroscopic theory of the coexistence of phases, statistical mechanics of stationary states, and fluctuations and dissipation in chaotic motions.

1. Classical Statistical Mechanics.- 2. Statistical Ensembles.- 3. Equipartition and Critique.- 4. Thermodynamic Limit and Stability.- 5. Phase Transitions.- 6. Coexistence of Phases.- 7. Exactly Soluble Models.- 8. Brownian Motion.- 9. Coarse Graining and Nonequilibrium.- Name Index.

From the reviews
"Gallavotti has written a somewhat ideological and quite personal book. Certainly one may disagree with him on some issues. But he has expert knowledge of what he discusses and also of many things he chooses not to discuss. And since he also knows the history of the subject, his opinion must be taken seriously. We may thus thank Gallavotti for giving us a fresh, authorative and readable introduction to a fundamental area of conceptual physics." (D. Ruelle, Physics Today, 2001)

Erscheint lt. Verlag	21.7.1999
Reihe/Serie	Theoretical and Mathematical Physics
Zusatzinfo	XIV, 342 p.
Verlagsort	Berlin
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	640 g
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Theorie / Studium
	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik
	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Mechanik
	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Theoretische Physik
	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Thermodynamik
Schlagworte	Dissipation • Entropy • Material • Mechanics • phase transition • stability • Statistical Mechanics • Statistische Mechanik
ISBN-10	3-540-64883-6 / 3540648836
ISBN-13	978-3-540-64883-3 / 9783540648833
Zustand	Neuware