Statistical Physics

Volume 1 of Modern Classical Physics

Kip S. Thorne, Roger D. Blandford

• Éditeur: Princeton University Press
• Année: 2021
• ISBN:
  9780691215556
• Sujet: Scienze fisiche
• Sous-sujet: Fisica

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.

Table des matières

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Dedication
• CONTENTS
• List of Boxes
• Preface
• Contents of Modern Classical Physics, volumes 1–5
• PART I FOUNDATIONS
• PART II STATISTICAL PHYSICS
• References
• Name Index
• Subject Index
• Contents of the Unified Work, Modern Classical Physics
• Preface to Modern Classical Physics
• Acknowledgments for Modern Classical Physics