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This is the definitive treatise on the fundamentals of statistical mechanics. A concise exposition of classical statistical mechanics is followed by a thorough elucidation of quantum statistical mechanics: postulates, theorems, statistical ensembles, changes in quantum mechanical systems with time, and more. The final two chapters discuss applications of statistical mechanics to thermodynamic behavior. 1930 edition.
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The principles of statistical mechanics, Richard C. Tolman
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- Title
- The principles of statistical mechanics
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Richard C. Tolman
- Publisher
- Dover Publications
- Released
- 1979
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0486638960
- ISBN13
- 9780486638966
- Series
- Rating
- 3.75 out of 5
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- This is the definitive treatise on the fundamentals of statistical mechanics. A concise exposition of classical statistical mechanics is followed by a thorough elucidation of quantum statistical mechanics: postulates, theorems, statistical ensembles, changes in quantum mechanical systems with time, and more. The final two chapters discuss applications of statistical mechanics to thermodynamic behavior. 1930 edition.