Preface
1 Thermodynamics
1.1 Introduction
1.2 The zeroth law
1.3 The first law
1.4 The second law
1.5 Carnot engines
1.6 Entropy
1.7 Approach to equilibrium and thermodynamic potentials
1.8 Useful mathematical results
1.9 Stability conditions
1.10 The third law
Problems
2 Probability
2.1 General definitions
2.2 One random variable
2.3 Some important probability distributions
2.4 Many random variables
2.5 Sums of random variables and the central limit theorem
2.6 Rules for large numbers
2.7 Information, entropy, and estimation
Problems
3 Kinetic theory of gases
3.1 General definitions
3.2 Liouville's theorem
3.3 The Bogoliubov-Born--Green-Kirkwood-Yvon hierarchy
3.4 The Boltzmann equation
3.5 The H-theorem and irreversibility
3.6 Equilibrium properties
3.7 Conservation laws
3.8 Zeroth-order hydrodynamics
3.9 First-order hydrodynamics
Problems
4 Classical statistical mechanics
4.1 General definitions
4.2 The microcanonical ensemble
4.3 Two-level systems
4.4 The ideal gas
4.5 Mixing entropy and the Gibbs paradox
4.6 The canonical ensemble
4.7 Canonical examples
4.8 The Gibbs canonical ensemble
4.9 The grand canonical ensemble
Problems
5 Intenmeting particles
5.1 The cumulant expansion
5.2 The cluster expansion
5.3 The second virial coefficient and van der Waals equation
5.4 Breakdown of the van der Waals equation
5.5 Mean-field theory of condensation
5.6 Variational methods
5.7 Corresponding states
5.8 Critical point behavior
Problems
6 Quantum statistical mechanics
6.1 Dilute polyatomic gases
6.2 Vibrations of a solid
6.3 Black-body radiation
6.4 Quantum microstates
6.5 Quantum macrostates
Problems
7 Ideal quantum gases
7.1 Hilbert space of identical particles
7.2 Canonical formulation
7.3 Grand canonical formulation
7.4 Non-relativistic gas
7.5 The degenerate fermi gas
7.6 The degenerate bose gas
7.7 Superfiuid Hen
Problems
Solutions to selected problems
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Index
