Statistical Mechanics in a Nutshell
Physics Education
2016-09-08 v1 Statistical Mechanics
Abstract
I give a concise introduction to some essential concepts of statistical mechanics: 1. Probability theory (constrained distributions, concentration theorem, frequency estimation, hypothesis testing); 2. Macroscopic systems in equilibrium (macrostate, thermodynamic variables, entropy, first law, thermodynamic potentials, correlations); 3. Linear response (Kubo formula).
Cite
@article{arxiv.physics/9805024,
title = {Statistical Mechanics in a Nutshell},
author = {Jochen Rau},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/9805024},
year = {2016}
}
Comments
Lecture Notes (Part I of a course on "Transport Theory" taught at Dresden University of Technology, Spring 1997), 23 pages; more info at http://www.mpipks-dresden.mpg.de/~jochen/transport/intro.html