Elements Of Statistical Mechanics

This textbook provides an introduction to the key concepts and tools of modern statistical mechanics. It also covers advanced topics such as non-relativistic qu... » 

This textbook provides an introduction to the key concepts and tools of modern statistical mechanics. It also covers advanced topics such as non-relativistic quantum field theory and numerical methods. After introducing classical analytical techniques, such as cluster expansion and Landau theory, the authors present important numerical methods with applications to magnetic systems, Lennard-Jones fluids and biophysics. Quantum statistical mechanics is discussed in detail and applied to Bose-Einstein condensation and topics in astrophysics and cosmology. «