Front Cover; Elements of Statistical Mechanics; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface to the third edition; Preface to the second edition; Preface to the first edition; Chapter 1. The Maxwell distribution; Chapter 2. The Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution; Chapter 3. The partition function; Chapter 4. Bose-Einstein and Fermi-Dirac statistics; Chapter 5. Classical ensembles; Chapter 6. The ensembles in quantum statistics; Chapter 7. The equation of state of an imperfect gas; Chapter 8. The occupation number representation; Chapter 9. Phase transitions; Solutions to Selected Problems; Index.
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Following the Boltzmann-Gibbs approach to statistical mechanics, this new edition of Dr ter Haar's important textbook, Elements of Statistical Mechanics, provides undergraduates and more senior academics with a thorough introduction to the subject. Each chapter is followed by a problem section and detailed bibliography. The first six chapters of the book provide a thorough introduction to the basic methods of statistical mechanics and indeed the first four may be used as an introductory course in themselves. The last three chapters offer more detail on the equation of state, with special empha.