Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Elements of probability and combinatorial theory
- 3 Phase spaces, from classical to quantum mechanics, and back
- 4 Ensemble theory
- 5 Canonical ensemble
- 6 Fluctuations and other ensembles
- 7 Molecules
- 8 Non-ideal gases
- 9 Liquids and crystals
- 10 Beyond pure, single-component systems
- 11 Polymers – Brownian dynamics
- 12 Non-equilibrium thermodynamics
- 13 Stochastic processes
- 14 Molecular simulations
- 15 Monte Carlo simulations
- 16 Molecular dynamics simulations
- 17 Properties of matter from simulation results
- 18 Stochastic simulations of chemical reaction kinetics
- Appendices
- Index
- References
5 - Canonical ensemble
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 December 2011
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Elements of probability and combinatorial theory
- 3 Phase spaces, from classical to quantum mechanics, and back
- 4 Ensemble theory
- 5 Canonical ensemble
- 6 Fluctuations and other ensembles
- 7 Molecules
- 8 Non-ideal gases
- 9 Liquids and crystals
- 10 Beyond pure, single-component systems
- 11 Polymers – Brownian dynamics
- 12 Non-equilibrium thermodynamics
- 13 Stochastic processes
- 14 Molecular simulations
- 15 Monte Carlo simulations
- 16 Molecular dynamics simulations
- 17 Properties of matter from simulation results
- 18 Stochastic simulations of chemical reaction kinetics
- Appendices
- Index
- References
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- Statistical Thermodynamics and Stochastic KineticsAn Introduction for Engineers, pp. 91 - 109Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2011