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Equilibrium Statistical Physics

Phases of Matter and Phase Transitions

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  • © 2008

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Editors:
  1. Marc Baus

    1. Faculté des Sciences, Université Libre Bruxelles, Boulevard du Triomphe, Belgium

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  2. Carlos F. Tejero

    1. Facultad de Ciencias Físicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria, Spain

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIV
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  2. Basics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Mechanics

      Pages 3-20

    3. Thermodynamics

      Pages 21-43

    4. Statistical Physics

      Pages 45-63

  3. Ideal Systems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 65-65
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    2. Microcanonical Ensemble

      Pages 67-88

    3. Canonical Ensemble

      Pages 89-119

    4. Grand Canonical Ensemble

      Pages 121-159

  4. Non-ideal Systems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 161-161
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    2. Classical Systems with Interactions

      Pages 163-183

    3. Phases of Matter

      Pages 185-231

    4. Phase Transitions

      Pages 233-265

  5. More Advanced Topics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 267-267
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    2. Critical Phenomena

      Pages 269-289

    3. Interfaces

      Pages 291-306

    4. Topological Defects

      Pages 307-313

    5. Phase Transformation Kinetics

      Pages 315-334

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 335-364
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About this book

The purpose of this textbook is to introduce the student to a basic area of mac- scopic physics, namely the statistical mechanical study of the different phases of matter, as well as the phase transitions between them. Although many books on statistical physics, for both equilibrium and non-equilibrium systems, are already available, they largely differ in contents. This generally re ects not only the diff- ent interests of their authors, but also the epoch in which they were written. For instance, the early books did usually devote much space to problems of the solid state, whereaslater ones do include, moreover,several aspects of the liquid state. At present, however, the main emphasis in physics is on soft matter (e. g. liquid cr- tals, colloids, polymers), and therefore these particular states of matter have also been includedin this volume. The main purposeof this textbookwill consist, hence, in providing its students with a rst introduction, within the general framework of equilibrium statistical physics, to a much larger variety of phases and phase tran- tions than was previously the case for textbooks of statistical mechanics. Many of these novel topics do, of course, deserve a more detailed study than the one which can be provided here. Indeed, in the spirit of a rst introduction, only very simple models of these phases will be given, but more detailed informationcan be found in the suggestions for further reading given in the References.

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"This is an undergraduate textbook on equilibrium statistical mechanics, based on lectures given by the authors at Université Libre de Bruxelles and Universidad Complutense de Madrid. … The book has four parts and a few appendices. … This … probably intended to provide students a reassuring perspective on the scope of statistical physics." (Nicolae Angelescu, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2009 k)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Faculté des Sciences, Université Libre Bruxelles, Boulevard du Triomphe, Belgium

    Marc Baus

  • Facultad de Ciencias Físicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria, Spain

    Carlos F. Tejero

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