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020			_a9780123821881 (pbk)
020			_a9789380931890 (pbk)
082	0	0	_a530.13 _bPAT
100	1		_aPathria, R. K. _aPaul D. Beale
245	1	0	_aStatistical mechanics
260			_aAmsterdam _bElsevier/Academic Press _c2011
300			_axxvi, 718 p. _b: ill. _c; 24 cm.
500			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aThe 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.
650		0	_aStatistical mechanics _aPhysics _vThermodynamics _vEnsemble theory _vQuantum statistics _vInteracting systems _vComputer simulations _vFEAS _vRICAS
942			_cBK