Statistical Physics Volume 1 of Modern Classical Physics |
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| Author:
| Thorne, Kip S.
Blandford, Roger D. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-691-20612-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2021 |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $54.00 |
Book Description:
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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, emphasises...
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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, emphasises 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 colour 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