This second edition extends and improves on the first, illustrating through myriad examples, the principles and logic used in extending the simple laws of ideal

This second edition extends and improves on the first, already an acclaimed and original treatment of statistical concepts insofar as they impact theoretical ph

A book about statistical mechanics for students.

The account of thermodynamics and statistical mechanics in Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics is based on entropy and its maximization. Building from firs

This book covers the foundations of classical thermodynamics, with emphasis on the use of differential forms of classical and quantum statistical mechanics, and