Statistical Physics: Volume 1 of Modern Classical Physics. Thorne, Blandford**

Princeton University Press

Statistical PhysicsVolume 1 of Modern Classical Physics\nAuthor(s): Kip S. Thorne, Roger D. Blandford\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Princeton University Press, United States\nImprint: Princeton University Press\nISBN-13: 9780691206127, 978-0691206127\nSynopsis\nA groundbreaking textbook on twenty-first-century statistical physics and its applications\n\nKip Thorne and Roger Blandfords monumental Modern Classical Physics is now available in five stand-alone volumes that make ideal textbooks for individual graduate or advanced undergraduate courses on statistical physics; optics; elasticity and fluid dynamics; plasma physics; and relativity and cosmology. Each volume teaches the fundamental concepts, emphasizes modern, real-world applications, and gives students a physical and intuitive understanding of the subject.\n\nStatistical Physics is an essential introduction that is different from others on the subject because of its unique approach, which is coordinate-independent and geomet.