Statistical Mechanics, Kinetic theory, and Stochastic Processes
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Statistical Mechanics, Kinetic theory, and Stochastic Processes

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Statistical Mechanics, Kinetic theory, and Stochastic Processes

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Statistical Mechanics, Kinetic Theory, and Stochastic Processes presents the statistical aspects of physics as a "living and dynamic" subject. In order to provide an elementary introduction to kinetic theory, physical systems in which particle-particle interaction can be neglected are considered. Transport phenomena in the free-molecular flow region for gases and the transport of thermal radiation are discussed. Discrete random processes such as random walk, binomial and Poisson distributions, and throwing of dice are studied by means of the characteristic function. Comprised of 11 chapters, this book begins with an introduction to the mass point gas as well as some elementary properties of space and velocity distributions. The discussion then turns to radiation and its interaction with an atom; probability, statistics, and conditional probability; intermolecular interactions; transport phenomena; and statistical thermodynamics. Molecular systems at low densities are also considered, together with non-ideal and real gases; liquids and solids; and stochastic processes, noise, and fluctuations. In particular, the response of atoms and molecules to perturbations and scattering by crystals, liquids, and high-pressure gases are examined. This monograph will be useful for undergraduate students, practitioners, and researchers in physics.

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Publisher
Academic Press
Year
2012
ISBN
9780323144414
Topic
Physical Sciences
Subtopic
Physics
Index
Physics

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Statistical Mechanics, Kinetic Theory, and Stochastic Processes
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Preface
  6. List of Symbols1
  7. CHAPTER I. MASS POINT GAS
  8. CHAPTER II. RADIATION
  9. CHAPTER III. PROBABILITY, STATISTICS, AND CONDITIONAL PROBABILITY
  10. CHAPTER IV. INTERMOLECULAR INTERACTIONS
  11. CHAPTER V. TRANSPORT PHENOMENA
  12. CHAPTER VI. STATISTICAL THERMODYNAMICS
  13. CHAPTER VII. MOLECULAR SYSTEMS AT LOW DENSITIES
  14. CHAPTER VIII. NONIDEAL AND REAL GASES
  15. CHAPTER IX. GASES, LIQUIDS, AND SOLIDS
  16. CHAPTER X. STOCHASTIC PROCESSES, NOISE, AND FLUCTUATIONS
  17. CHAPTER XI. STOCHASTIC PROCESSES IN QUANTUM SYSTEMS
  18. Appendix A: FUNDAMENTAL CONSTANTS
  19. Appendix B: GAUSSIAN INTEGRALS
  20. Index