Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Part I Foundations of equilibrium statistical mechanics
- 1 The classical distribution function
- 2 Quantum mechanical density matrix
- 3 Thermodynamics
- 4 Semiclassical limit
- Part II States of matter in equilibrium statistical physics
- Part III Dynamics
- Appendix: Solutions to selected problems
- Index
3 - Thermodynamics
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Part I Foundations of equilibrium statistical mechanics
- 1 The classical distribution function
- 2 Quantum mechanical density matrix
- 3 Thermodynamics
- 4 Semiclassical limit
- Part II States of matter in equilibrium statistical physics
- Part III Dynamics
- Appendix: Solutions to selected problems
- Index
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- Statistical MechanicsFrom First Principles to Macroscopic Phenomena, pp. 37 - 50Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2006