Principles of Statistical Physics

Boris M. Smirnov3527406131, 9783527406135

Written for graduate or advanced students as well as for professionals in physics and chemistry, this book includes the fundamental concepts of statistical physics and physical kinetics. These concepts relate to a wide range of physical objects, such as liquids and solids, gases and plasmas, clusters and systems of complex molecules. The book analyzes various structures of many-particle systems, such as crystal structures, lamellar structures, fractal aggregates and fractal structures, while comparing different methods of description for certain systems and phenomena.
Developed from a lecture course on statistical physics and kinetic theory of various atomic systems, the text provides a maximum number of concepts in the simplest way, based on simple problems and using various methods.

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Table of contents :
Cover Page……Page 1
Title: Principles of Statistical Physics……Page 4
ISBN 3527406131……Page 5
4 Fermi–Dirac Distribution……Page 6
7 Equilibrium State of Atomic Systems……Page 7
11 Collision Processes Involving Atomic Particles……Page 8
15 Transport of Electrons in Gases……Page 9
19 Structures of Bonded Large Molecules……Page 10
Appendix A Physical Constants and Units……Page 11
References, Index……Page 12
Preface……Page 14
1 Introduction……Page 16
Part I Statistical Physics of Atomic Systems……Page 20
2 Basic Distributions in Systems of Particles……Page 22
3 Bose–Einstein Distribution……Page 42
4 Fermi–Dirac Distribution……Page 72
5 Equilibria Between States of Discrete and Continuous Spectra……Page 90
Part II Equilibrium and Excitation of Atomic Systems……Page 104
6 Thermodynamic Values and Thermodynamic Equilibria……Page 106
7 Equilibrium State of Atomic Systems……Page 122
8 Thermodynamics of Aggregate States and Phase Transitions……Page 142
9 Mixtures and Solutions……Page 164
10 Phase Transition in Condensed Systems of Atoms……Page 184
Part III Processes and Non-equilibrium Atomic Systems……Page 202
11 Collision Processes Involving Atomic Particles……Page 204
12 Kinetic Equation and Collision Integrals……Page 224
13 Non-equilibrium Objects and Phenomena……Page 244
Part IV Transport Phenomena in Atomic Systems……Page 264
14 General Principles of Transport Phenomena……Page 266
15 Transport of Electrons in Gases……Page 286
16 Transport of Electrons in Condensed Systems……Page 298
17 Transport of Ions and Clusters……Page 316
Part V Structures of Complex Atomic Systems……Page 330
18 Peculiarities of Cluster Structures……Page 332
19 Structures of Bonded Large Molecules……Page 356
20 Fractal Systems……Page 372
Part VI Nucleation Phenomena……Page 390
21 Character of Nucleation in Gases and Plasma……Page 392
22 Processes of Cluster Growth……Page 406
23 Cluster Growth in Expanding Gases and Plasmas……Page 422
24 Conclusions……Page 440
A Physical Constants and Units……Page 442
B Physical Parameters in the Form of the Periodical Table of Elements……Page 444
References……Page 464
C……Page 470
F……Page 471
L……Page 472
R……Page 473
V……Page 474
Z……Page 475
Back Page……Page 476