Statistical Physics
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Statistical Physics

Volume 1 of Modern Classical Physics

Kip S. Thorne, Roger D. Blandford

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Statistical Physics

Volume 1 of Modern Classical Physics

Kip S. Thorne, Roger D. Blandford

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About This Book

A groundbreaking textbook on twenty-first-century statistical physics and its applications Kip Thorne and Roger Blandford's monumental Modern Classical Physics is now available in five stand-alone volumes that make ideal textbooks for individual graduate or advanced undergraduate courses on statistical physics; optics; elasticity and fluid dynamics; plasma physics; and relativity and cosmology. Each volume teaches the fundamental concepts, emphasizes modern, real-world applications, and gives students a physical and intuitive understanding of the subject. Statistical Physics is an essential introduction that is different from others on the subject because of its unique approach, which is coordinate-independent and geometric; embraces and elucidates the close quantum-classical connection and the relativistic and Newtonian domains; and demonstrates the power of statistical techniques—particularly statistical mechanics—by presenting applications not only to the usual kinds of things, such as gases, liquids, solids, and magnetic materials, but also to a much wider range of phenomena, including black holes, the universe, information and communication, and signal processing amid noise.

  • Includes many exercise problems
  • Features color figures, suggestions for further reading, extensive cross-references, and a detailed index
  • Optional "Track 2" sections make this an ideal book for a one-quarter, half-semester, or full-semester course
  • An online illustration package is available to professors

The five volumes, which are available individually as paperbacks and ebooks, are Statistical Physics; Optics; Elasticity and Fluid Dynamics; Plasma Physics; and Relativity and Cosmology.

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Publisher
Princeton University Press
Year
2021
ISBN
9780691215556
Topic
Scienze fisiche
Subtopic
Fisica

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. CONTENTS
  6. List of Boxes
  7. Preface
  8. Contents of Modern Classical Physics, volumes 1–5
  9. PART I FOUNDATIONS
  10. PART II STATISTICAL PHYSICS
  11. References
  12. Name Index
  13. Subject Index
  14. Contents of the Unified Work, Modern Classical Physics
  15. Preface to Modern Classical Physics
  16. Acknowledgments for Modern Classical Physics
Citation styles for Statistical Physics

APA 6 Citation

Thorne, K., & Blandford, R. (2021). Statistical Physics ([edition unavailable]). Princeton University Press. Retrieved from https://www.perlego.com/book/1983566/statistical-physics-volume-1-of-modern-classical-physics-pdf (Original work published 2021)

Chicago Citation

Thorne, Kip, and Roger Blandford. (2021) 2021. Statistical Physics. [Edition unavailable]. Princeton University Press. https://www.perlego.com/book/1983566/statistical-physics-volume-1-of-modern-classical-physics-pdf.

Harvard Citation

Thorne, K. and Blandford, R. (2021) Statistical Physics. [edition unavailable]. Princeton University Press. Available at: https://www.perlego.com/book/1983566/statistical-physics-volume-1-of-modern-classical-physics-pdf (Accessed: 15 October 2022).

MLA 7 Citation

Thorne, Kip, and Roger Blandford. Statistical Physics. [edition unavailable]. Princeton University Press, 2021. Web. 15 Oct. 2022.