Statistical Mechanics

An Intermediate Course (2nd Edition)

By: E. Ercolessi, Giuseppe Morandi, F. Napoli

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Paperback | 18 May 2001 | Edition Number 2

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This book covers the foundations of classical thermodynamics, with emphasis on the use of differential forms of classical and quantum statistical mechanics, and also on the foundational aspects. In both contexts, a number of applications are considered in detail, such as the general theory of response, correlations and fluctuations, and classical and quantum spin systems. In the quantum case, a self-contained introduction to path integral methods is given. In addition, the book discusses phases transitions and critical phenomena, with applications to the Landau theory and to the Ginzburg-Landau theory of superconductivity, and also to the phenomenon of Bose condensation and of superfluidity. Finally, there is a careful discussion on the use of the renormalization group in the study of critical phenomena.

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Preface
Thermodynamics	p. 1
Equilibrium Classical Statistical Mechanics	p. 51
Spin Hamiltonians I: Classical	p. 163
Equilibrium Quantum Statistical Mechanics	p. 229
Identical Particles in Quantum Statistical Mechanics	p. 283
Spin Hamiltonians II: Quantum	p. 351
Phase Transitions and Critical Phenomena	p. 385
Model Systems, Scaling Laws and Mean Field Theories	p. 413
Superconductivity and Superfluidity	p. 477
The Renormalization Group and Critical Phenomena	p. 523
Mathematical Digression I: Differentiable Manifolds and Exterior Calculus	p. 581
Mathematical Digression II: Some Mathematics of Hilbert Spaces	p. 597
Linear Stability Theory	p. 627
Eigenvalue and Eigenvector Problems for Non-Symmetric Matrices	p. 631
Bibliography	p. 635
Index	p. 643
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