Publisher's Synopsis
Aims to serve as a textbook for undergraduate and postgraduate students of physics. It covers the First Law of Thermodynamics, Entropy and Second Law of Thermodynamics, Thermodynamic Relations, The Statistical Basis of Thermodynamics, Microcanonical Ensemble, Classical Statistical and Canonical Distribution, Grand Canonical Ensemble, Quantum Statistical Mechanics, Phase Transitions, Fluctuations, Irreversible Processes and Transport Phenomena (Diffusion).It offers students a conceptual development of the subject and includes review questions at the end of each chapter.
