This textbook concentrates on modern topics in statistical physics with an emphasis on strongly interacting condensed matter systems. The book is self-contained
This is a textbook which gradually introduces the student to the statistical mechanical study of the different phases of matter and to the phase transitions bet
Key features include an elementary introduction to probability, distribution functions, and uncertainty; a review of the concept and significance of energy; and
Statistical Physics I discusses the fundamentals of equilibrium statistical mechanics, focussing on basic physical aspects. No previous knowledge of thermodynam