{"product_id":"the-conceptual-foundations-of-the-statistical-approach-in-mechanics-paperback","title":"The Conceptual Foundations of the Statistical Approach in Mechanics - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Ehrenfest\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTatiana Ehrenfest\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this concise classic, Paul Ehrenfest ― one of the twentieth century's greatest physicists ― reformulated the foundations of the statistical approach in mechanics. Originally published in 1912, this classic has lost little of its scientific and didactic value, and is suitable for advanced undergraduate and graduate students of physics and historians of science.\u003cbr\u003ePart One describes the older formulation of statistico-mechanical investigations (kineto-statistics of the molecule). Part Two takes up the modern formulation of kineto-statistics of the gas model, and Part Three explores W. B. Gibbs's major work, \u003ci\u003eElementary Principles in Statistical Mechanics\u003c\/i\u003e and its coverage of such topics as the problem of axiomatization in kineto-statistics, the introduction of canonical and microcanonical distributions, and the analogy to the observable behavior of thermodynamic systems. The book concludes with the authors' original notes, a series of useful appendixes, and a helpful bibliography.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this concise classic, Paul Ehrenfest―one of the twentieth century's greatest physicists―reformulated the foundations of the statistical approach in mechanics. Originally published in 1912, this classic has lost little of its scientific and didactic value, and is suitable for advanced undergraduate and graduate students of physics and historians of science.\u003cbr\u003ePart One describes the older formulation of statistico-mechanical investigations (kineto-statistics of the molecule). Part Two takes up the modern formulation of kineto-statistics of the gas model, and Part Three explores W. B. Gibbs's major work, \u003ci\u003eElementary Principles in Statistical Mechanics\u003c\/i\u003e and its coverage of such topics as the problem of axiomatization in kineto-statistics, the introduction of canonical and microcanonical distributions, and the analogy to the observable behavior of thermodynamic systems. The book concludes with the authors' original notes, a series of useful appendixes, and a helpful bibliography.\u003cbr\u003eDover (2014) republication of the Michael J. Moravcsik translation, originally published by Cornell University Press, 1959.\u003cbr\u003eSee every Dover book in print at\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ewww.doverpublications.com\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA major figure in 20th-century science, Paul Ehrenfest (1880-1933) was an Austrian physicist and mathematician who reformulated the statistical approach in mechanics. His wife, Tatiana Ehrenfest (1876-1964), was also a mathematician who collaborated on his scientific work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.31 x 8.44 x 5.37 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 18, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756236079392,"sku":"9780486662503","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6a79b4b249bbcaf87efd4ad47d45029c.webp?v=1780077138","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-conceptual-foundations-of-the-statistical-approach-in-mechanics-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}