Statistical Physics of Condensed Matter Systems: A primer (Iop eBooks) - Hardcover

Colombo, Luciano

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0750322667 ISBN 13: 9780750322669

Publisher: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2022

Synopsis

This Primer focusses on the statistical physics of classical and quantum systems. The course text explores the three cornerstones of statistical physics which include the Boltzmann, Fermi-Dirac, and Bose-Einstein distribution laws. It also provides a highly useful and in-depth investigation of the thermal properties of paradigmatically important systems such as classical ideal gas, electron gas and phonon gas.

The structure of this text is tailored to facilitate the planning of a one-semester course: this volume provides bachelor students with a main teaching tool. More specifically, each part identifies an independent teaching module, while each chapter corresponds to approximately two weeks of lecturing.

Key Features

• Fills a gap for a self-contained undergraduate textbook in statistical physics of condensed matter systems

• Tailored for a one-semester course

• Focuses on a selected set of topics, whilst also providing substantial, in-depth coverage of the subject

• Emphasises phenomenology rather than mathematics/formalism

• Uses various pedagogical features, including chapter outline, proof-of-concept pictures

About this title

About the Author

Luciano Colombo is a professor of theoretical condensed matter physics at the University of Cagliari and fellow of the Istituto Lombardo Accademia di Scienze e Lettere. He has been doing theoretical and computational research on materials physics for more than 30 years, publishing more than 250 scientific papers and leading several research projects.

Edition details

• Publisher: Institute of Physics Publishing
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0750322667
• ISBN 13: 9780750322669
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 128