TY - BOOK AU - Huang, Kerson TI - Statistical mechanics SN - 9788126518494 U1 - 530.133 PY - 2008/// CY - New Delhi PB - Wiley KW - Statistical mechanics N1 - A. Thermodynamics and kinetic theory. The laws of thermodynamics -- Some applications of thermodynamics -- The problem of kinetic theory -- The equilibrium state of a dilute gas -- Transport phenomena -- The Chapman-Enskog method -- B. Statistical mechanics. Classical statistical mechanics -- Canonical ensemble and grand canonical ensemble -- Quantum statistical mechanics -- The partition function -- Ideal Fermi gas -- Ideal Bose gas -- Imperfect gases at low temperatures -- Cluster expansions -- Phase transitions -- C. Special topics in statistical mechanics. The Ising model -- The Onsager solution -- Liquid helium -- Hard-sphere Bose gas ER -