统计力学：中级课程STATISTICAL MECHANICS

Thisbookcoversthefoundationsofclassicalthermodynamics,withemphasisontheuseofdifferentialformsofclassicalandquantumstatisticalmechanics,andalsoonthefoundationalaspects.Inbothcontexts,anumberofapplicationsareconsideredindetail,suchasthegeneraltheoryofresponse,correlationsandfluctuations,andclassicalandquantumspinsystems.Inthequantumcase,aself-containedintroductiontopathintegralmethodsisgiven.Inaddition,thebookdiscussesphasetransitionsandcriticalphenomena,withapplicationstotheLandautheoryandtotheGinzburg-Landautheoryofsuperconductivity,andalsotothephenomenonofBosecondensationandofsuperfluidity.Finally,thereisacarefuldiscussionontheuseoftherenormalizationgroupinthestudyofcriticalphenomena.