TY - BOOK AU - Daniel J Amit AU - Yosef Verbin TI - Statistical physics: An introductory course SN - 9789810231927 U1 - 530.13 PY - 1999/// CY - New Jersey PB - World Scientific KW - Statistical physics N1 - This invaluable textbook is an introduction to statistical physics that has been written primarily for self-study. It provides a comprehensive approach to the main ideas of statistical physics at the level of an introductory course, starting from the kinetic theory of gases and proceeding all the way to Bose–Einstein and Fermi–Dirac statistics. Each idea is brought out with ample motivation and clear, step-by-step, deductive exposition. The key points and methods are presented and discussed on the basis of concrete representative systems, such as the paramagnet, Einstein's solid, the diatomic gas, black body radiation, electric conductivity in metals and superfluidity ER -