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Statistical mechanics

R. K. Pathria

1972527 pagesabout 8–12 hours
1972
first published
  • 1972Pergamon Press · 527 pages · ENGISBN 9780080167473
  • 1972Elsevier Science & Technology · 542 pages · ENGISBN 9781322275772
  • 1991Pergamon Press · 529 pages · ENGISBN 9780080189949
  • 1996Butterworth-Heinemann · 529 pages · ENGISBN 9780750624695
  • 2016Elsevier Science & Technology Books · ENGISBN 9781483104973
  • 2017Elsevier Science & Technology Books · ENGISBN 9781483186887
  • 2021Elsevier Science & Technology · ENGISBN 9780081026922
  • 2021Elsevier Science & Technology Books · 675 pages · ENGISBN 9780081026939

This text is designed for postgraduate courses in statistical mechanics, and provides a basic grounding in a manner that brings out the essence of the subject with due rigour but without undue pain. This classic text, which was first published in 1972 and has continued to be popular ever since, has now been brought up to date by incorporating the remarkable developments in the field of phase transitions and critical phenomena that have taken place in the intervening years. This has been done by adding three new chapters which will enhance the usefulness of this book both for students and instructors. Widely acclaimed for its clean derivations and clear explanations, Statistical Mechanics in its second edition will continue to provide further generations of students with a solid training in the methods of statistical physics.

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