This text presents an analysis of the conceptual foundations of statistical mechanics as laid down in Boltzmann's works, emphasizing the relation between microscopic reversibility and macroscopic irreversibility. Fundamental concepts such as equipartition, entropy and ergodicity are also explained.

This book presents a critical and modern analysis of the conceptual foundations of statistical mechanics as laid down in Boltzmann's works. The author emphasizes the relation between microscopic reversibility and macroscopic irreversibility. Students will find a clear and detailed explanation of fundamental concepts such as equipartition, entropy, and ergodicity. They will learn about Brownian motion, the modern treatment of the thermodynamic limit phase transitions, the microscopic and macroscopic theory of the coexistence of phases, statistical mechanics of stationary states, and fluctuations and dissipation in chaotic motions.

The author is one of the leading scientists in mathematical physics and a well-known expert in statistical mechanics This work on the fundamental concepts is unparalleled in the literature Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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