Author: Terrell L. Hill
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486130908
Category: Science
Page: 544
View: 4327
Four-part treatment covers principles of quantum statistical mechanics, systems composed of independent molecules or other independent subsystems, and systems of interacting molecules, concluding with a consideration of quantum statistics.An Introduction to Nonclassical Thermodynamics
Author: Wolfgang Yourgrau,Alwyn van der Merwe,Gough Raw
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486151093
Category: Science
Page: 288
View: 6101
Extensively revised edition of a much-respected work examines thermodynamics of irreversible processes, general principles of statistical thermodynamics, assemblies of noninteracting structureless particles, and statistical theory. 1966 edition.
Author: D. K. C. MacDonald
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486453235
Category: Science
Page: 176
View: 2218
This concise introduction is geared toward those concerned with solid state or low temperature physics. It presents the principles with simplicity and clarity, reviewing issues of critical interest. 1963 edition.An Introduction to Nonclassical Thermodynamics
Author: Wolfgang Yourgrau,Alwyn Van der Merwe,Gough Raw
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486495194
Category: Science
Page: 268
View: 1018
Extensively revised edition of a much-respected work examines thermodynamics of irreversible processes, general principles of statistical thermodynamics, assemblies of noninteracting structureless particles, and statistical theory. 1966 edition.The Science of Musical Sound
Author: Harvey E. White,Donald H. White
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486794008
Category: Science
Page: 448
View: 7961
Comprehensive and accessible, this foundational text surveys general principles of sound, musical scales, characteristics of instruments, mechanical and electronic recording devices, and many other topics. More than 300 illustrations plus questions, problems, and projects.
Author: D. F. Lawden
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486152243
Category: Science
Page: 176
View: 5028
A thorough exploration of the universal principles of thermodynamics and statistical mechanics, this volume takes an applications-oriented approach to a multitude of situations arising in physics and engineering. 1987 edition.
Author: E. Atlee Jackson
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486149390
Category: Science
Page: 272
View: 4012
Key features include an elementary introduction to probability, distribution functions, and uncertainty; a review of the concept and significance of energy; and various models of physical systems. 1968 edition.
Author: Aleksandr I?Akovlevich Khinchin
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486601472
Category: Mathematics
Page: 179
View: 2789
Phase space, ergodic problems, central limit theorem, dispersion and distribution of sum functions. Chapters include Geometry and Kinematics of the Phase Space; Ergodic Problem; Reduction to the Problem of the Theory of Probability; Application of the Central Limit Theorem; Ideal Monatomic Gas; The Foundation of Thermodynamics; and more.The Physics of Light, Vision, and Color
Author: Gary Waldman
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486421186
Category: Science
Page: 228
View: 560
Designed for a nonmathematical undergraduate optics course addressed to art majors, this four-part treatment discusses the nature and manipulation of light, vision, and color. Questions at the end of each chapter help test comprehension of material, which is almost completely presented in a nonmathematical manner. 170 black-and-white illustrations. 1983 edition.
Author: Erwin Schrodinger
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486318605
Category: Science
Page: 95
View: 5836
Nobel Laureate's brilliant attempt to develop a simple, unified standard method of dealing with all cases of statistical thermodynamics — classical, quantum, Bose-Einstein, Fermi-Dirac, etc.