Statistical Thermodynamics

Inthisconcisevolume,oneofthefounderofquantummechanicsandoneofthegreatesttheoreticalphysicistsofthecentury(Nobellaureate,1933)attemptstodevelopasimple,unifiedstandardmethodofdealingwithallcasesofstatisticalthermodynamics(classical,quantum,Bose-Einstein,Fermi-Dirac,etc.)
Thelevelofdiscussionisrelativelyadvanced.AsProfessorSchrödingerremarksintheIntroduction:"Itisnotafirstintroductionfornewcomerstothesubject,butrathera'repetitorium.'Thetreatmentofthosetopicswhicharetobefoundineveryoneofahundredtext-booksisseverelycondensed;ontheotherhand,vitalpointswhichareusuallypassedoverinallbutthelargemonographs(suchasFowler'sandTolman's)aredealtwithatgreaterlevel."