Die Autoren führen in sich geschlossen in grundlegende Theorien der gleichgewichtsstatistischen Mechanik ein. Das Buch wendet sich an Studenten vor der Promotion. Besonderes Gewicht liegt auf der Darstellung fundamentaler Prinzipien und einfacher physikalischer Beispiele.

This introduction to the fundamental theories of equilibrium statistical mechanics is self-contained and easily accessible to undergraduate students. Fundamental principles and simple physical examples are particularly emphasized. In preparation: R. Kubo et al., Statistical Physics II. (Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences, Vol. 31). 2nd ed. 1991. ISBN 3-540-53833-X

A classic textbook by the famous author R. Kubo. It will sell for years to come.

Inhalt

1. General Preliminaries.- 1.1 Overview.- 1.2 Averages.- 1.3 The Liouville Theorem.- 2. Outlines of Statistical Mechanics.- 2.1 The Principles of Statistical Mechanics.- 2.2 Temperature.- 2.3 External Forces.- 2.4 Subsystems with a Given Temperature.- 2.5 Subsystems with a Given Pressure.- 2.6 Subsystems with a Given Chemical Potential.- 2.7 Fluctuation and Correlation.- 2.8 The Third Law of Thermodynamics, Nernst's Theorem.- 3. Applications.- 3.1 Quantum Statistics.- 3.2 Ideal Gases.- 3.3 Classical Systems.- 4. Phase Transitions.- 4.1 Models.- 4.2 Analyticity of the Partition Function and Thermodynamic Limit.- 4.3 One-Dimensional Systems.- 4.4 Ising Systems.- 4.5 Approximate Theories.- 4.6 Critical Phenomena.- 4.7 Renormalization Group Method.- 5. Ergodic Problems.- 5.1 Some Results from Classical Mechanics.- 5.2 Ergodic Theorems (I).- 5.3 Abstract Dynamical Systems.- 5.4 The Poincaré and Fermi Theorems.- 5.5 Fermi-Pasta-Ulam's Problem.- 5.6 Third Integrals.- 5.7 The Kolmogorov, Arnol'd and Moser Theorem.- 5.8 Ergodic Theorems (II).- 5.9 Quantum Mechanical Systems.- General Bibliography.- References.- Subject Index,.