An Introduction to Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics

This textbook offers an advanced undergraduate or initial graduate level introduction to topics such as kinetic theory, equilibrium statistical mechanics, and the theory of fluctuations from a modern perspective. The aim is to provide the reader with the necessary tools of probability theory and the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Olla, Piero (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Series:UNITEXT for Physics,
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Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Review of probability and statistics
  • Kinetic theory
  • Thermodynamics
  • Introduction to equilibrium statistical mechanics
  • The theory of fluctuations.