Statistical Thermodynamics Normand M. Laurendeau Hardcover 9780521846356

Statistical Thermodynamics\n\nFundamentals and Applications\n\nThis 2006 textbook discusses the fundamentals and applications of statistical thermodynamics for beginning graduate students in engineering and the physical sciences.\n\nNormand M. Laurendeau (Author)\n\n9780521846356 (SKU 3291671), Cambridge University Press\n\nHardback, published 21 November 2005\n\n466 pages\n25.4 x 17.8 x 2.5 cm, 1.07 kg\n\n'\u2026 presents a general and complete overview of statistical thermodynamics mainly for beginners or engineers, linking this science to quantum mechanics and to classical thermodynamics \u2026 Throughout the whole book, the author presents many figures which illustrate the concepts he introduces. He draws the computations with precise details and illustrates these computations with their physical background.' Alain Brillard, Zentralblatt MATH\n\nThis 2006 textbook discusses the fundamentals and applications of statistical thermodynamics for beginning graduate students in the phys]