Statistical mechanics.
By: Pathria, R. K.
Contributor(s): Beale, Paul D.
Material type: TextPublisher: India ; New Delhi : Elsevier India Private Limited, 2011Edition: 3rd ed. / R.K. Pathria, Paul D. Beale.Description: xxvi, 718 p., Rs. 550.00 ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9789380931890 (pbk.).Subject(s): Statistical mechanicsDDC classification: 530.13 Online resources: Table of contents onlyItem type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Book | Chennai Mathematical Institute General Stacks | 530.13 PAT (Browse shelf) | Available | 9042 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 687-705) and index.
The statistical basis of thermodynamics -- Elements of the ensemble theory -- The canonical ensemble -- The grand canonical ensemble -- Formulation of quantum statistics -- The theory of simple gases -- Ideal Bose systems -- Ideal Fermi systems -- Thermodynamics of the early universe -- Statistical mechanics of interacting systems : the method of cluster expansions -- Statistical mechanics of interacting systems : the method of quantized fields -- Phase transitions : criticality, universality, and scaling -- Phase transitions : exact (or almost exact) results for models -- Phase transitions : the renormalization group approach -- Fluctuations and nonequilibrium statistical mechanics -- Computer simulations.