PDF Thermodynamics And Statistical Mechanics Download
- Author: Richard Fitzpatrick
- Publisher: World Scientific
- ISBN: 9811223378
- Category : Science
- Languages : en
- Pages : 358
This book provides a comprehensive exposition of the theory of equilibrium thermodynamics and statistical mechanics at a level suitable for well-prepared undergraduate students. The fundamental message of the book is that all results in equilibrium thermodynamics and statistical mechanics follow from a single unprovable axiom — namely, the principle of equal a priori probabilities — combined with elementary probability theory, elementary classical mechanics, and elementary quantum mechanics.