Exceptionally articulate treatment of negative temperatures, relativistic effects, black hole thermodynamics, gravitational collapse, much more. Over 100 proble
This book contains a modern selection of about 200 solved problems and examples arranged in a didactic way for hands-on experience with course work in a standar
This volume is a compilation of carefully selected questions at the PhD qualifying exam level, including many actual questions from Columbia University, Univers
A thorough understanding of statistical mechanics depends strongly on the insights and manipulative skills that are acquired through the solving of problems. Pr