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Overview
With an emphasis on finding solutions to common problems in chemistry, topics covered include: The Maxwell-Boltzmann velocity distribution for molecules in a gas, partition functions, and calculation of thermodynamic properties; ensembles (including the grand canonical ensemble), independent particles, and thermodynamic properties of atoms and molecules; and practical introductions to quantum statistical mechanics and classical statistical mechanics. Also covered are applications to electrons in metals and semiconductors; bosons and fermions; imperfect gases; transport properties; dipole moments in electric and magnetic fields; distribution functions and correlation functions in fluids; and time-dependent techniques for handling both simple and modern dynamical problems—the Liouville equation, time-correlation functions, and the Langevin equation.
Synopsis
With an emphasis on finding solutions to common problems in chemistry, topics covered include: The Maxwell-Boltzmann velocity distribution for molecules in a gas, partition functions, and calculation of thermodynamic properties; ensembles (including the grand canonical ensemble), independent particles, and thermodynamic properties of atoms and molecules; and practical introductions to quantum statistical mechanics and classical statistical mechanics. Also covered are applications to electrons in metals and semiconductors; bosons and fermions; imperfect gases; transport properties; dipole moments in electric and magnetic fields; distribution functions and correlation functions in fluids; and time-dependent techniques for handling both simple and modern dynamical problems—the Liouville equation, time-correlation functions, and the Langevin equation.
Booknews
A textbook for a two-semester graduate course for advanced students of chemistry, chemical engineering, biophysics, and related fields who have no prior knowledge of statistical mechanics and do not intend to specialize in it. Introduces the principles, concepts, and equations, with the emphasis on solving common problems in chemistry. Among the topics are the Maxwell-Boltzmann velocity distribution for molecules in a gas, partition functions, calculations of thermodynamic properties, ensembles, independent particles, and applications to electrons in metals and semiconductors. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.