2024/03/10 by David A. Miranda, Miranda, David A., Carlos J. Paéz +1
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics #Data Analysis #FOS: Physical sciences #Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech) #Statistical Mechanics and Entropy #Statistics and Probability (physics.data-an) #Thermoelastic and Magnetoelastic Phenomena
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2403.06195
openalex publication_date 2024/03/10 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
In this book, we study Statistical Physics under conditions of thermodynamic equilibrium, starting from the definition of statistical ensembles. The book is divided into five chapters: First, a brief introduction to statistical methods. Second, the statistical description of isolated systems, corresponding to microcanonical ensembles. Third, the statistical description of systems in contact with a heat reservoir at a constant temperature T, known as the canonical ensemble. Fourth, the description of systems in contact with a heat reservoir at temperature T and with a constant chemical potential μ; the grand canonical ensemble. And finally, quantum statistics. In each chapter, a theoretical description, worked examples, links to simulations (see GitHub repository: https://github.com/davidalejandromiranda/StatisticalPhysics) and discussions on recent scientific reports will be presented so readers can complement their studies.