Introduction to Statistical Thermodynamics: A Molecular Perspective

by Maja Gruden, Qiang Cui, Marcus Elstner

This textbook presents the fundamentals of statistical thermodynamics and electronic structure theory and focuses on introducing the central concepts of thermodynamics and their relation to microscopic theories in a conceptually clear and simple way. The emphasis is on the description of what is going on at the microscopic level, which allows readers to understand the various facets of entropy as the fundamental driving force of all material behaviors...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3031549937
• ISBN13: 9783031549939
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 554 Pages
• Weight: 2.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"