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An Introduction to Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics

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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 thermodynamics (especially the thermodynamic potentials) to enable subsequent study at advanced graduate level. At the same time, the book offers a bird's eye view on arguments that are often disregarded in the main curriculum courses.

Further features include a focus on the interdisciplinary nature of the subject and in-depth discussion of alternative interpretations of the concept of entropy. While some familiarity with basic concepts of thermodynamics and probability theory is assumed, this does not extend beyond what is commonly obtained in basic undergraduate curriculum courses.

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Series Title

UNITEXT for Physics

Call Number

536.7 OLL i

Publisher

Cham, Switzerland : Springer Cham., 2015

Collation

VII, 185

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

978-3-319-06188-7

Classification

536.7

Content Type

text

Media Type

computer

Carrier Type

online resource

Edition

Ed. 1

Subject(s)

Complex Systems
Thermodynamics

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Statement of Responsibility

Piero Olla

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umi

Source

https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/978-3-319-06188-7.pdf?pdf=button

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