List of textbooks in statistical mechanics
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A list of notable textbooks in statistical mechanics, arranged by date.
[edit] Equilibrium statistical mechanics, and statistical mechanics as a whole
- Gibbs, J. Willard (1902). Elementary principles in statistical mechanics. New York.; (1981) Woodbridge, CT: Ox Bow Press ISBN 0-918024-20-X
- Ehrenfest, Paul and Tatiana (1912). The conceptual foundations of the statistical approach in mechanics. German Encyclopedia of Mathematical Sciences
- translated by Michael J. Moravcsik (1959) Ithaca: Cornell University Press; (1990) New York: Dover ISBN 0-486-66250-0
- Fowler, R. H. (1929). Statistical mechanics : the theory of the properties of matter in equilibrium. Cambridge: University Press.
- 2e (1936) Cambridge: University Press; (1980) Cambridge University Press ISBN 0-521-09377-5
- Tolman, Richard C. (1938). The principles of statistical mechanics. Oxford: Clarendon Press.; (1979) New York: Dover ISBN 0-486-63896-0
- Landau, Lev Davidovich; and Lifshitz, Evgeny Mikhailovich. Statistical Physics. Vol. 5 of the Course of Theoretical Physics.
- translated by D. Shoenberg (1938) Oxford:Clarendon Press.
- translated by E. Peierls and R.F. Peierls (1958) Oxford: Pergamon Press.
- 2e (1951) Translated by J.B. Sykes and M.J. Kearsley (1968) Oxford : Pergamon Press. ISBN 0-08-009103-2
- 3e (1976) Translated by J.B. Sykes and M.J. Kearsley (1980) Oxford : Pergamon Press. ISBN 0-7506-3372-7
- Khinchin, Aleksandr Ya. (1943). Mathematical Foundations of Statistical Mechanics.
- translated by G. Gamow (1949) New York: Dover ISBN 0-486-60147-1
- Sommerfeld, Arnold; ed: F. Bopp, J. Meixner (1952). Thermodynamics and statistical mechanics.
- translated by J. Kestin (1956) New York:Academic Press.
- ter Haar, Dirk (1954). Elements of statistical mechanics. London: Constable.
- 2e (1966) New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston
- 3e (1995) Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann ISBN 0-7506-2347-0
- Huang, Kerson (1963). Statistical mechanics. New York: Wiley. ISBN 0-471-41760-2.
- 2e (1987) New York: Wiley ISBN 0-471-81518-7
- Kubo, Ryogo et al (1965). Statistical mechanics. Amsterdam: North-Holland. ISBN 0-444-10637-5 ISBN 0-444-87103-9 ISBN 0-7204-0090-2 ISBN 0-7204-0099-6.
- 2e (1988) Amsterdam: North-Holland ISBN 0-444-87103-9
- 2e (1991) Berlin: Springer Verlag ISBN 0-387-53662-0 ISBN 3-540-53662-0
- Reif, Frederick (1965). Fundamentals of Statistical and Thermal Physics. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-051800-9.
- Kittel, Charles (1969). Thermal Physics. Chichester: Wiley. ISBN 0-471-49030-X.
- 2e Kittel, Charles; and Kroemer, Herbert (1980) New York: W.H. Freeman ISBN 0-7167-1088-9
- Ruelle, David (1969). Statistical Mechanics: Rigorous Results. New York: Benjamin. ISBN 0805383611
- reissued (1974), (1989); (1999) Singapore: World Scientific ISBN 981-02-3862-2
- Penrose, Oliver (1970). Foundations of statistical mechanics : a deductive treatment. Oxford: Pergamon. ISBN 0-08-013314-2.; (2005) New York: Dover ISBN 0-486-43870-8
- Mandl, Franz (1971). Statistical physics. Chichester: Wiley. ISBN 0-471-56658-6.
- 2e (1988) Chichester: Wiley ISBN 0-471-91532-7 ISBN 0-471-91533-5
- Pathria, R. K. (1972). Statistical Mechanics. Oxford: Pergamon. ISBN 0080167470.
- 2e (1996) Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann (now Elsevier) ISBN 0750624698
- McQuarrie, Donald A. (1975). Statistical mechanics. New York: Harper & Row. ISBN 0-06-044366-9.
- 2e (2000) Sausalito, Calif.: University Science ISBN 1-891389-15-7
- Landsberg, P. T. (1978). Thermodynamics and statistical mechanics. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-851142-6.; (1990) New York: Dover ISBN 0-486-66493-7
- Ruelle, David (1978). Thermodynamic formalism : the mathematical structures of classical equilibrium statistical mechanics. Addison-Wesley. ISBN 0-201-13504-3.; (1984) Cambridge: University Press ISBN 0-521-30225-0
- 2e (2004) Cambridge: University Press ISBN 0-521-54649-4
- Reichl, Linda E (1980). A modern course in statistical physics. London: Edward Arnold. ISBN 0-7131-2777-5 ISBN 0-7131-3517-4 ISBN 0-7131-2789-9 ISBN 0-292-75051-X ISBN 0-292-75080-3.
- 2e (1998) Chichester: Wiley ISBN 0-471-59520-9
- Ma, Shang-keng (1985). Statistical mechanics. Singapore: World Scientific. ISBN 9971-966-06-9 ISBN 9971-966-07-7.
- Waldram, J. R. (1985). The theory of thermodynamics. Cambridge: University Press. ISBN 0-521-28796-0.
- Chandler, David (1987). Introduction to Modern Statistical Mechanics. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-504277-8.
- Hoover, Wm. G. (1991). Computational Statistical Mechanics. Elsevier. ISBN 0-444-88192-1. (available online here)
- W.A. Wassam, Jr. (2002). Statistical Mechanics : Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology, Third Edition, Volume 15. Academic Press. ISBN 10:012227415 ISBN 13:978-0122274107.
- Kardar, Mehran (2007). Statistical Physics of Particles. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 13: 9780521873420.
- Kardar, Mehran (2007). Statistical Physics of Fields. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 13: 9780521873413.
- Sethna, James (2006). Statistical Mechanics: Entropy, Order Parameters, and Complexity. Oxford University Press. ISBN 10: 0198566778.
- Bowley, Roger and Sanchez, Mariana (2000). Introductory Statistical Mechanics. Oxford University Press. ISBN13: 9780198505761.
[edit] Kinetic theory
- Boltzmann, Ludwig (1896, 1898). Lectures on gas theory.
- translated by Stephen G. Brush (1964) Berkeley: University of California Press; (1995) New York: Dover ISBN 0-486-68455-5
- Lifshitz, E. M.; and Pitaevskii, L. P.. Physical kinetics. Vol. 10 of the Course of Theoretical Physics (3rd Ed).
- translated by J.B. Sykes and R.N. Franklin (1981) London: Pergamon ISBN 0-08-026480-8 ISBN 0-7506-2635-6
[edit] External links
- Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics Texts Clark University curriculum development project
