Introductory statistical mechanics / Roger Bowley, Mariana Sánchez.

CONTENT

1.The first law of thermodynamics
1.1 Fundamental definition
1.2 Thermometers
1.3 Different aspects of equilibrium
etc

2. Entropy and the second law of thermodynamics
2.1 A first look at the entropy
2.2 The second law of thermodynamics
2.3 The carnot cycle
etc

3. Probability and statistics
3.1 Ideas and probabilities
3.2 Classical probability
3.3 Statistical probability
etc

4. The idea of statistical mechanics
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Definition of the quantum state of the system
4.3 A simple model of spine on lattice site
etc

5. The canonical ensemble
5.1 A system in contact with a heat bath
5.2 The partition function
5.3 Definition of the entropy in the canonical ensemble
etc

6. Identical particles
6.1 Identical particles
6.2 Symmetic and antisymmetric wave function
6.3 Bose particles or bosons
etc

7. Maxwell distribution of molecular speeds
7.1 The probability that a particle is in a quantum state
7.2 Density of state in k space
7.3 Single particles density in energy
etc

8. Planks distribution
8.1 Black body radiation
8.2 The rayleign jeans theory
8.3 Planks' distribution
etc

9. System with variable numbers of particles
9.1 System with variable number of particles
9.2 The condition for chemical equilibrium
9.3 The approach to chemical equilibrium
etc

10. Fermi and bose particles
10.1 Introduction
10.2 The statistical mechanics of identical particles
10.3 Fermi particle
etc

11. Phase transitions
11.1 Phase
11.2 Thermodynamic particles
11.3 Approximation
etc

12. Continuous phase transition
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Ising model
12.3 Order parameter
etc

13. Ginzburg landau theory
13.1 Ginzburg landau theory
13.2 Ginzburg criterion
13.3 Surface tension
etc

Bibliography : p342-345 ._ Index : p347-352