Our understanding of the physical world was revolutionized in the twentieth century - the era of modern physics. This book, aimed at the very best... Læs mere
Felix Bloch's first-year graduate course at Stanford University was the highlight for several generations of students. This work has been prepared by Professor Walecka from Bloch's unfinished text based on the course. It includes three sets of Bloch's handwritten lecture notes.
The science of statistical mechanics is concerned with defining the thermodynamic properties of a macroscopic sample in terms of the properties of the microscopic... Læs mere