TY - BOOK ID - 27177276 TI - Mathematical Statistical Mechanics PY - 2015 SN - 0691082197 0691082200 1322886520 0691608687 1400868688 9781400868681 9780691608686 9780691082196 9780691082202 9780691608686 9780691082196 9780691082202 PB - Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, DB - UniCat KW - 531.19 KW - 531.19 Statistical mechanics KW - Statistical mechanics KW - Mathematical physics. KW - Statistical mechanics. KW - Biomathematics. KW - Biology KW - Mathematics KW - Mechanics KW - Mechanics, Analytic KW - Quantum statistics KW - Statistical physics KW - Thermodynamics KW - Physical mathematics KW - Physics UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:27177276 AB - While most introductions to statistical mechanics are either too mathematical or too physical, Colin Thompson's book combines mathematical rigor with familiar physical materials. Following introductory chapters on kinetic theory, thermodynamics, the Gibbs ensembles, and the thermodynamic limit, later chapters discuss the classical theories of phase transitions, the Ising model, algebraic methods and combinatorial methods for solving the two-dimensional model in zero field, and some applications of the Ising model to biology.Originally published in 1979.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. ER -