The Theory of Magnetism II: Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics by Daniel C. Mattis
The Theory of Magnetism II: Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences) (Volume 55) by Daniel C. Mattis
English | 1985 | ISBN: 3642824072 | 188 Pages | PDF | 3 MB
English | 1985 | ISBN: 3642824072 | 188 Pages | PDF | 3 MB
What is thermodynamics? What does statistical physics teach us? In the pages of this slim book, we confront the answers. The reader will discover that where thermodynami cs provi des a 1 arge scal e, macroscopi c theory of the ef fects of temperature on physical systems, statistical mechanics provides the microscopic analysis of these effects which, invariably, are the results of thermal disorder. A number of systems in nature undergo dramatic changes in aspect and in their properties when subjected to changes in ambient temperature or pres sure, or when electric or magnetic fields are applied.