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Statistical Physics, Third Edition, Part 1: Volume 5 (Course of Theoretical Physics, Volume 5) 3rd Edition
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- PublisherButterworth-Heinemann
- Publication dateJanuary 15, 1980
- LanguageEnglish
- Dimensions6.69 x 1.14 x 9.61 inches
- Print length564 pages
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- Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann; 3rd edition (January 15, 1980)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 564 pages
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- ISBN-13 : 978-0750633727
- Item Weight : 2.66 pounds
- Dimensions : 6.69 x 1.14 x 9.61 inches
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What really impresses me is its modernity in approaching the subject from the full quantum point of view, using quantum statistics and density matrices from the outset. This is unifying and economic at the same time. Moreover, time and again I have found that many "modern" concerns in equilibrium and nonequilibrium statistical mechanics, like, for instance, the issue about the equilibration of quantum many-particle systems, echoes opinions and insights already stated in this textbook. Everytime I pick my copy to take a glance I realize how puny such acclaimed books like L. Reichl's or the new M. Kardar's ones are (despite their many merits).
There may be more gentle introductions to statistical mechanics out there (choose one), but this book makes an ideal 2nd. reading. This is the book that, together with S.-K. Ma's and K. Huang's books on the same subject, will make you a pro.
What Landau does here, and which in explicably very few Statistical Mechanics books do nowadays, is the full Gibbs Formalism. Not only is the Gibbs Formalism more compatible with Quantum Mechanics, it can also fits in beautifully with Ensemble Statistics and Inofrmation Theory. More over, it is at once clear Maxwell and Boltzmann statistics are only special cases of the Gibbs formalism, and can be easily shown in a few lines.
What Landau does, is to gave an elegant and cohesive view the trully fundamental features of Statistical Mechanics. Chapters 1-6 of this book alone displays a deeper level of understanding than whole books that have been written. If you are interested in Statistical Mechanics at all, this must be a centerpiece of your library.
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これを初学で読むのはきついが、part1だけでも読みこなせれば学部レベルの統計物理学は問題ないので、同じ内容の他の本はもう買う必要がないと思う。
part2に関してはまだ読んでいないのでここではまだ評価できない。
具体的な内容に関しては、
・統計力学の原理に関する記述が足りないので、その部分は他の本で補完した方が良い。
・揺らぎに関する理論がかなり詳しく記述されている。
・応用例が豊富
星が1つ少ないのは、筆者の英文のクセが理由である。
文法としては平易だが、1つ1つの文が長く、カンマが多く、○○in○○in○○のように1つの語を多くの前置詞で修飾する傾向にあるので、非常に読みにくい。
慣れるまでに時間がかかると思う。
もちろん、相変わらず図は少ない。












