000			02070cam a22002415i 4500
001			138410
003			ISI Library, Kolkata
005			20190425114247.0
008			160722s2016 nyu 000 0 eng
020			_a9783319445366
040			_aISI Library
082	0	4	_a530.13 _223 _bP584
100	1		_aPiazza, Roberto, _eauthor
245	1	0	_aStatistical Physics : _ba prelude and fugue for engineers / _cRoberto Piazza.
260			_aCham : _bSpringer, _c2017.
300			_axv, 453 pages : _billustrations ; _c25 cm.
490	0		_aUNITEXT for physics
504			_aIncludes index.
505	0		_a1. Prelude: playing by ear -- 2. Overture in B major -- 3. Easy rhythms and melodies -- 4. Fluid chords -- 5. A crescendo of scales -- 6. Outdoor music -- 7. Fuzzy and cool melodies.
520			_aThis book, provides a general introduction to the ideas and methods of statistical mechanics with the principal aim of meeting the needs of Master?s students in chemical, mechanical, and materials science engineering. Extensive introductory information is presented on many general physics topics in which students in engineering are inadequately trained, ranging from the Hamiltonian formulation of classical mechanics to basic quantum mechanics, electromagnetic fields in matter, intermolecular forces, and transport phenomena. Since engineers should be able to apply physical concepts, the book also focuses on the practical applications of statistical physics to material science and to cutting-edge technologies, with brief but informative sections on, for example, interfacial properties, disperse systems, nucleation, magnetic materials, superfluidity, and ultralow temperature technologies. The book adopts a graded approach to learning, the opening four basic-level chapters being followed by advanced "starred" sections in which special topics are discussed. Its relatively informal style, including the use of musical metaphors to guide the reader through the text, will aid self-learning.
650			_aStatistical physics.
942			_2ddc _cBK
999			_c427574 _d427574