
Автор: Richard Fitzpatrick
Издательство: World Scientific Publishing
Год: 2020
Страниц: 358
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf (true)
Размер: 11.9 MB
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.