Pathria, R. K. Paul D. Beale creator text Amsterdam Elsevier/Academic Press 2011 monographic xxvi, 718 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. The statistical basis of thermodynamics -- Elements of the ensemble theory -- The canonical ensemble -- The grand canonical ensemble -- Formulation of quantum statistics -- The theory of simple gases -- Ideal Bose systems -- Ideal Fermi systems -- Thermodynamics of the early universe -- Statistical mechanics of interacting systems : the method of cluster expansions -- Statistical mechanics of interacting systems : the method of quantized fields -- Phase transitions : criticality, universality, and scaling -- Phase transitions : exact (or almost exact) results for models -- Phase transitions : the renormalization group approach -- Fluctuations and nonequilibrium statistical mechanics -- Computer simulations. Includes bibliographical references and index. Statistical mechanics Physics Thermodynamics Ensemble theory Quantum statistics Interacting systems Computer simulations FEAS RICAS 530.13 PAT 9780123821881 (pbk) 9789380931890 (pbk)