Statistical physics/ F. Mandl

CHAPTER 1 THE FIRST LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS; 1.1 MACROSCOPIC PHYSICS; 1.2 SOME THERMAL CONCEPTS; 1.3 THE FIRST LAW; 1.4 MAGNETIC WORK; CHAPTER 2 THE SECOND LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS I; 2.1 THE DIRECTION OF NATURAL PROCESSES; 2.2 THE STATISTICAL WEIGHT OF A MACROSTATE; 2.3 EQUILIBRIUM OF AN ISOLATED SYSTEM; 2.4 THE SCHOTTKY DEFECT*; 2.5 EQUILIBRIUM OF A SYSTEM IN A HEAT BATH; CHAPTER 3 PARAMAGNETISM. 3.1 a paramagnetic solid in a heat bath3.2 the heat capacity and the entropy; 3.3 an isolated paramagnetic solid; 3.4 negative temperature; chapter 4 the second law of thermodynamics ii; 4.1 the second law for infinitesimal changes; 4.2 the clausius inequality; 4.3 simple applications; 4.4 the helmholtz free energy; 4.5 other thermodynamic potentials; 4.6 maximum work; 4.7 the third law of thermodynamics; 4.8 the third law (continued); chapter 5 simple thermodynamic systems; 5.1 other forms of the second law; 5.2 heat engines and refrigerators; 5.3 the difference of heat capacities. 5.4 some properties of perfect gases5.5 some properties of real gases; 5.6 adiabatic cooling; chapter 6 the heat capacity of solids; 6.1 introductory remarks; 6.2 einstein's theory; 6.3 debye's theory; chapter 7 the perfect classical gas; 7.1 the definition of the perfect classical gas; 7.2 the partition function; 7.3 validity criterion for the classical regime; 7.4 the equation of state; 7.5 the heat capacity; 7.6 the entropy; 7.7 the maxwell velocity distribution; 7.8 real gases; 7.9 classical statistical mechanics; chapter 8 phase equilibria; 8.1 equilibrium conditions. 8.2 alternative derivation of the equilibrium conditions8.3 discussion of the equilibrium conditions; 8.4 the clausius-clapeyron equation; 8.5 applications of the clausius-clapeyron equation; 8.6 the critical point; chapter 9 the perfect quantal gas; 9.1 introductory remarks; 9.2 quantum statistics; 9.3 the partition function; chapter 10 black-body radiation; 10.1 introductory remarks; 10.2 the partition function for photons; 10.3 planck's law: derivation; 10.4 the properties of black-body radiation; 10.5 the thermodynamics of black-body radiation. CHAPTER 11 SYSTEMS WITH VARIABLE PARTICLE NUMBERS11.1 THE GIBBS DISTRIBUTION; 11.2 THE FD AND BE DISTRIBUTIONS; 11.3 THE FD AND BE DISTRIBUTIONS: ALTERNATIVE APPROACH; 11.4 THE CLASSICAL LIMIT; 11.5 THE FREE ELECTRON MODEL OF METALS; 11.6 BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATION; 11.7 THERMODYNAMICS OF THE GIBBS DISTRIBUTION; 11.8 THE PERFECT CLASSICAL GAS; 11.9 CHEMICAL REACTIONS; A MATHEMATICAL RESULTS; A.1 STIRLING'S FORMULA; A.2 EVALUATION OF; A.3 SOME KINETIC THEORY INTEGRALS; B THE DENSITY OF STATES; B.l THE GENERAL CASE; B.2 THE SCHRÖDINGER EQUATION; B.3 ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES.