{"product_id":"methods-of-statistical-physics-hardback-9780521580564","title":"Methods of Statistical Physics (Hardback) 9780521580564","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMethods of Statistical Physics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA graduate-level textbook on thermal physics covering classical thermodynamics, statistical mechanics and its applications.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eTomoyasu Tanaka (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521580564, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 14 March 2002\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e310 pages, 48 b\/w illus.  11 tables\u003cbr\u003e25.5 x 18.1 x 2.1 cm, 0.804 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Each chapter in the book ends with challenging exercises for the student. The mathematics are set out clearly with a type that is clear, in a font that is easily read.' Contemporary Physics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis graduate-level textbook on thermal physics covers classical thermodynamics, statistical mechanics and its applications. It describes theoretical methods to calculate thermodynamic properties, such as the equation of state, specific heat, Helmholtz free energy, magnetic susceptibility and phase transitions of macroscopic systems. In addition to the more standard material covered, this book also describes powerful techniques, which are not found elsewhere, to determine the correlation effects on which the thermodynamic properties are based. Particular emphasis is given to the cluster variation method and a novel formulation is developed for its expression in terms of correlation functions. Although a basic knowledge of quantum mechanics is required, the mathematical formulations are accessible and entirely self-contained. The book will therefore constitute an ideal companion text for graduate students studying courses on the theory of complex analysis, classical mechanics, classical electrodynamics, and quantum mechanics.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Laws of thermodynamics\u003cbr\u003e 2. Thermodynamic relations\u003cbr\u003e 3. The ensemble theory\u003cbr\u003e 4. System Hamiltonians\u003cbr\u003e 5. The density matrix\u003cbr\u003e 6. The cluster variation method\u003cbr\u003e 7. Infinite series representations of correlation functions\u003cbr\u003e 8. The extended mean-field approximation\u003cbr\u003e 9. The exact Ising lattice identities\u003cbr\u003e 10. Propagation of short range order\u003cbr\u003e 11. Phase transition of the two-dimensional Ising model\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 1. The gamma function\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 2. The critical exponent in the tetrahedron approximation\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 3. Programming organization of the cluster variation method\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 4. A unitary transformation applied to the Hubbard Hamiltonian\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 5. Exact Ising identities on the diamond lattice\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Subject index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Condensed matter physics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Condensed matter physics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Condensed%20matter%20physics%20%5Bliquid%20state%20\u0026amp;%20solid%20state%20physics%5D%20%5BPHFC%5D%22\"\u003eliquid state \u0026amp; solid state physics PHFC\u003c\/a\u003e], Physics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Physics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Physics%20%5BPH%5D%22\"\u003ePH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46066010685720,"sku":"9780521580564","price":127.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521580564i.jpg?v=1691408789","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/methods-of-statistical-physics-hardback-9780521580564","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}