04551cam a2200793 i 4500 ocn828776024 OCoLC 20171107091841.0 m o d cr ||||||||||| 130228s2013 enk ob 001 0 eng 2013008600 016294640 Uk 9781118597491 (ePub) 1118597494 (ePub) 9781118597514 (Adobe PDF) 1118597516 (Adobe PDF) 9781118597521 (MobiPocket) 1118597524 (MobiPocket) 9781118597507 (electronic bk.) 1118597508 (electronic bk.) 9781119975311 (hardback) 9781119975304 AU@ 000051629261 AU@ 000052334824 AU@ 000053297468 CHBIS 010441793 CHVBK 334093449 DEBBG BV041908917 DEBSZ 431374007 DEBSZ 449352862 DKDLA 820120-katalog:000652029 NZ1 15341707 NZ1 15347608 DEBBG BV041829199 (OCoLC)828776024 (OCoLC)836403046 (OCoLC)846969836 (OCoLC)865012973 (OCoLC)961548003 (OCoLC)962683849 DLC eng rda pn DLC YDX N$T CUS YDXCP E7B UKMGB OCLCF UWO EBLCP DG1 IDEBK CDX UKDOC RECBK DEBSZ DEBBG OCLCQ COO DG1 pcc MAIN QC311.5 SCI 065000 bisacsh 536/.7015195 23 SCI065000 bisacsh Ford, Ian, 1962- Statistical physics : an entropic approach / Ian Ford. [electronic resource] Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom : John Wiley & Sons, 2013. 1 online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes index. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Disorder or uncertainty? -- 2. Classical thermodynamics -- 3. Applications of classical thermodynamics -- 4. Core ideas of statistical thermodynamics -- 5. Statistical thermodynamics of a system of harmonic oscillators -- 6. The Boltzmann factor and the canonical partition function -- 7. The grand canonical ensemble and grand partition function -- 8. Statistical models of entropy -- 9. Statistical thermodynamics of the classical ideal gas -- 10. Quantum gases -- 11. Boson gas -- 12. Fermion gas -- 13. Photon gas -- 14. Statistical thermodynamics of interacting particles -- 15. Thermodynamics away from equilibrium -- 16. The dynamics of probability -- 17. Fluctuation relations -- 18. Final remarks. "This undergraduate textbook provides students with a statistical mechanical foundation to the classical laws of thermodynamics through a comprehensive treatment of the basics of classical thermodynamics, equilibrium statistical mechanics, irreversible thermodynamics, and statistical mechanics of non-equilibrium phenomena. The concept of entropy is studied starting from the ideal gas law, known to every undergraduate. By considering various thermodynamic processes, it then explores the concept's generality. An accessible style enables undergraduates to easily follow the presentation without much prior knowledge. The focus on entropy distinguishes the book from many other treatments of this subject"-- Provided by publisher. "Focuses from the beginning on entropy as the important quantity and introduces it thoroughly in the context of classical thermodynamics"-- Provided by publisher. Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. Statistical thermodynamics Textbooks. SCIENCE Mechanics Dynamics Thermodynamics. Statistical thermodynamics. Statistical thermodynamics Textbooks. SCIENCE Mechanics Dynamics Thermodynamics. bisacsh Statistical thermodynamics. fast (OCoLC)fst01132092 Electronic books. Textbooks. fast (OCoLC)fst01423863 Electronic books. local Print version: Ford, Ian, 1962- Statistical thermodynamics. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom : John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2013 9781119975311 (DLC) 2012051177 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118597507 Wiley Online Library ddc BK 206519 206519