DONALD A. McQUARRIE, University of California, Davis

This is the bible of statistical mechanics. It is a musthave for any person studying in the field of statistical mechanics.' [...]

First edition published by Longman Education]

an invaluable reference tool. It has fantastically detailed problems and solutions. I can't say enough good things about this book.' [...]

Classic textbook.

Introduction and Review.- The Canonical Ensemble.- Other Ensembles and Fluctuations.- Boltzmann Statistics, Fermi-Dirac Statistics, and Bose-Einstein Statistics.- Ideal Monatomic Gas.- Ideal Diatomic Gas.- Classical Statistical Mechanics.- Ideal Polyatomic Gas.- Chemical Equilibrium.- Quantum Statistics.- Crystals.- Imperfect Gases.- Distribution Functions in Classical Monatomic Liquids.- Perturbation Theories of Liquids.- Solutions of Strong Electrolytes.- Kinetic Theory of Gases and Molecular Collisions.- Continuum Mechanics.- Kinetic Theory of Gases and the Boltzmann Equation.-Transport Processes in Dilute Gases.-Theory of Brownian Motion.- The Time-Correlation Function Formalism, I.- The Time-Correlation Function Formalism, II.- Appendix A. Values of Some Physical Constants and Energy Conversion Factors.- Appendix B. Fourier Integrals and the Dirac Delta Function.- Appendix C. Debye Heat Capacity Function.- Appendix D. Hard-Sphere Radial Distribution Function.- Appendix E. Tables for the m-6-8 Potential.- Appendix F. Derivation of the Golden Rule of Perturbation Theory.- Appendix G. The Dirac BRA and KET Notation.- Appendix H. The Heisenberg Time-Dependent Representation.- Appendix I. The Poynting Flux Vector.- Appendix J. The Radiation Emitted by an Oscillating Dipole.- Appendix K. Dielectric Constant and Absorption.