Statistical Mechanics

A Short Treatise

By: Giovanni Gallavotti

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Hardcover | 21 July 1999

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This book presents a critical and modern analysis of the conceptual foundations of statistical mechanics as laid down in Boltzmann's works. The author emphasises the relation between microscopic reversibility and macroscopic irreversibility. Students will find a clear and detailed explanation of fundamental concepts such as equipartition, entropy and ergodicity. They will learn about Brownian motion, the modern treatment of the thermodynamic limit phase transitions, the microscopic and macroscopic theory of the coexistence of phases, statistical mechanics of stationary states, and fluctuations and dissipation in chaotic motions.

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"Gallavotti has written a somewhat ideological and quite personal book. Certainly one may disagree with him on some issues. But he has expert knowledge of what he discusses and also of many things he chooses not to discuss. And since he also knows the history of the subject, his opinion must be taken seriously. We may thus thank Gallavotti for giving us a fresh, authorative and readable introduction to a fundamental area of conceptual physics." (D. Ruelle, Physics Today, 2001)

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Classical Statistical Mechanics	p. 1
Statistical Ensembles	p. 57
Equipartition and Critique	p. 89
Thermodynamic Limit and Stability	p. 111
Phase Transitions	p. 129
Coexistence of Phases	p. 175
Exactly Soluble Models	p. 209
Brownian Motion	p. 233
Coarse Graining and Nonequilibrium	p. 253
Bibliography	p. 313
Name Index	p. 331
Subject Index	p. 333
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