{"product_id":"statistical-mechanics-and-thermodynamics-a-practical-approach-9780960065905","title":"Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics: A Practical Approach","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Cass Sackett\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Zero K Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Zero K Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Physics - Quantum Theory\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStatistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics: A Practical Approach\u003c\/em\u003e offers a fresh take on the traditional graduate-level physics course. It emphasizes the tools needed to apply statistical mechanics in research across a wide variety of fields, while maintaining the rigor necessary for a clear exposition. The book is designed to support an active-learning approach, using numerous conceptual questions and example problems with solutions so that students can practice and self-assess their understanding as they progress.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTopics covered include: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eBoltzmann systems (Boltzmann distribution, partition functions, classical systems, coordinate distributions, Boltzmann transport equation)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eQuantum systems (degenerate Fermi gases, Pauli paramagnetism, Landau diamagnetism, Bose-Einstein condensation, blackbody radiation, Debye model)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThermodynamics (laws of thermodynamics, entropy, relation between thermodynamics and statistical mechanics, free energy functions, chemical equilibrium, response functions, thermodynamics of magnetic systems)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEnsemble theory (microcanonical, canonical and grand canonical ensembles, density matrix theory, phase space, the Liouville equation, kinetic theory)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInteracting systems (virial approximation, Ising model, van der Waals gas, phase transitions, critical phenomena)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe order of presentation is motivated by research in pedagogical scaffolding, with the most direct and applicable techniques presented first and more abstract concepts delayed until students have developed a basic level of proficiency. Scaffolding and active learning have seen widespread application in introductory physics courses, but the pedagogy remains effective at all levels.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46427513290903,"sku":"9780960065905","price":2990.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780960065905.webp?v=1769100910","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/statistical-mechanics-and-thermodynamics-a-practical-approach-9780960065905","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}