Statistical Mechanics: A Concise Introduction for Chemists

by Ben Widom

Book Overview

Statistical mechanics is the theoretical apparatus used to study the properties of macroscopic systems - systems made up of many atoms or molecules - and relates those properties to the system's microscopic constitution. This book is an introduction to statistical mechanics, intended to be used either by advanced undergraduates or by beginning graduate students. The first chapter deals with statistical thermodynamics and aims to quickly derive the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521009669
• ISBN13: 9780521009669
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 182 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.9" x 9.7"