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Statistical Physics The Manchester Physics Series
[Buy it!] | Mandl F. | USD 47.99
(Thu May 23 14:59:11 2024) | Biblio | Alien Bindings | Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons Ltd., Date: 1971. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.85 inches. Softcover Edition, 6th printing (October, 1977) in Very Good condition. The cover consist of magenta wraps with a white square design and black lettering. The covers are in great shape with only a hint of shelf wear. The binding is square and tight. An organization stamp is neatly marked out on the half-title page. The interior pages are clean and unmarked. The book will be carefully packaged for shipment for protection from the elements. USPS electronic tracking number issued free of charge. The laws of statistical mechanics and thermodynamics form one of the most fascinating branches of physics, and this text imparts some of this fascination to the student. The rapid growth in scientific knowledge means that an undergraduate physics course can no longer teach the whole of physics. With this in mind Professor Mandl has written a book which allows great flexibility in its use; it enables readers to proceed by the quickest route to a particular topic, and it enables teachers to select courses differing in length, difficulty and choice of applications. The aim of the text is to explain critically the basic laws of statistical physics and to apply them to a wide range of interesting problems. A reader who has mastered this book should have no difficulties with one of the more advanced treatises or with tackling quite realistic problems. Two substantial improvements have been incorporated into this second edition - firstly much greater prominence has been given to the Gibbs distribution, and secondly the treatment of magnetic work has been completely revised. Other changes include clarification of some of the arguments, a general updating of the textual material and a revision of the bibliography. 1971. John Wiley & Sons Ltd. ISBN 0471566586 9780471566588 [US] |
