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A list of notable textbooks in thermodynamics and statistical mechanics, arranged by category and date.
Only or mainly thermodynamics[edit]
Front cover of the second edition of Herbert Callen's text.
- Fermi, Enrico (1956). Thermodynamics (New ed.). Dover Publications. ISBN978-0486603612.
- Van Ness, H. C. (1983). Understanding Thermodynamics. Dover Publications. ISBN978-0486632773.
- Callen, Herbert (1985). Thermodynamics and an Introduction to Themostatistics (2nd ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN0-471-86256-8.
- Finn, C. B. P. (1993). Thermal Physics (2nd ed.). United States of America: CRC Press. ISBN0-7487-4379-0.
- Zemansky, Mark W.; Dittman, Richard (1996). Heat and Thermodynamics (7th ed.). McGraw-Hill. ISBN978-0070170599.
Both thermodynamics and statistical mechanics[edit]
- Gibbs, Josiah Willard (1902). Elementary Principles in Statistical Mechanics, developed with especial reference to the rational foundation of thermodynamics. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons.
- Sommerfeld, Arnold; ed: F. Bopp, J. Meixner (1952). Thermodynamics and statistical mechanics.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) Translated by J. Kestin (1956) New York:Academic Press.
- Reif, Frederick (1965). Fundamentals of Statistical and Thermal Physics. McGraw-Hill. ISBN0-07-051800-9.
- Kittel, Charles (1969). Thermal Physics. Chichester: Wiley. ISBN0-471-49030-X. 2e Kittel, Charles; and Kroemer, Herbert (1980) New York: W.H. Freeman ISBN0-7167-1088-9
- Mandl, Franz (1971). Statistical physics. Chichester: Wiley. ISBN0-471-56658-6. 2e (1988) Chichester: Wiley ISBN0-471-91532-7, ISBN0-471-91533-5.
- Landsberg, P. T. (1978). Thermodynamics and statistical mechanics. Oxford University Press. ISBN0-19-851142-6. (1990) New York: Dover ISBN0-486-66493-7.
- Stowe, Keith (1983). Introduction to Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics (1st ed.). John Wiley & Sons. ISBN0-471-87058-7.
- Waldram, J. R. (1985). The theory of thermodynamics. Cambridge: University Press. ISBN0-521-28796-0.
- Schroeder, Daniel (2000). An Introduction to Thermal Physics. United States of America: Addison Wesley Longman. ISBN0-201-38027-7.
- Gould, Harvey and Tobochnik, Jan (2010). Statistical and Thermal Physics. Princeton University Press. ISBN978-0-691-13744-5.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- Swendsen, Robert (2012). An Introduction to Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics. Oxford University Press. ISBN978-0-19-964694-4.
Statistical mechanics[edit]
- Ehrenfest, Paul and Tatiana (1912). The conceptual foundations of the statistical approach in mechanics. German Encyclopedia of Mathematical Sciences
- translated by Michael J. Moravcsik (1959) Ithaca: Cornell University Press; (1990) New York: Dover ISBN0-486-66250-0
- Fowler, R. H. (1929). Statistical mechanics : the theory of the properties of matter in equilibrium. Cambridge: University Press.
- 2e (1936) Cambridge: University Press; (1980) Cambridge University Press ISBN0-521-09377-5
- Tolman, Richard C. (1938). The principles of statistical mechanics. Oxford: Clarendon Press.; (1979) New York: Dover ISBN0-486-63896-0
- Landau, Lev Davidovich; and Lifshitz, Evgeny Mikhailovich. Statistical Physics.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) Vol. 5 of the Course of Theoretical Physics.
- translated by D. Shoenberg (1938) Oxford:Clarendon Press.
- translated by E. Peierls and R.F. Peierls (1958) Oxford: Pergamon Press.
- 2e (1951) Translated by J.B. Sykes and M.J. Kearsley (1968) Oxford : Pergamon Press. ISBN0-08-009103-2
- 3e (1976) Translated by J.B. Sykes and M.J. Kearsley (1980) Oxford : Pergamon Press. ISBN0-7506-3372-7
- Khinchin, Aleksandr Ya. (1943). Mathematical Foundations of Statistical Mechanics.
- translated by G. Gamow (1949) New York: Dover ISBN0-486-60147-1
- ter Haar, Dirk (1954). Elements of statistical mechanics. London: Constable.
- 2e (1966) New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston
- 3e (1995) Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann ISBN0-7506-2347-0
- Huang, Kerson (1963). Statistical mechanics. New York: Wiley. ISBN0-471-41760-2.
- 2e (1987) New York: Wiley ISBN0-471-81518-7
- Kubo, Ryogo; et al. (1965). Statistical mechanics. Amsterdam: North-Holland. ISBN0-444-10637-5.
- 2e (1988) Amsterdam: North-Holland ISBN0-444-87103-9
- 2e (1991) Berlin: Springer Verlag ISBN0-387-53662-0, ISBN3-540-53662-0
- Ruelle, David (1969). Statistical Mechanics: Rigorous Results. New York: Benjamin.ISBN0-8053-8361-1
- reissued (1974), (1989); (1999) Singapore: World Scientific ISBN981-02-3862-2
- Penrose, Oliver (1970). Foundations of statistical mechanics : a deductive treatment. Oxford: Pergamon. ISBN0-08-013314-2.; (2005) New York: Dover ISBN0-486-43870-8
- Pathria, R. K. (1972). Statistical Mechanics. Oxford: Pergamon. ISBN0-08-016747-0.
- 2e (1996) Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann (now Elsevier) ISBN0-7506-2469-8
- McQuarrie, Donald A. (1975). Statistical mechanics. New York: Harper & Row. ISBN0-06-044366-9.
- 2e (2000) Sausalito, Calif.: University Science ISBN1-891389-15-7
- Ruelle, David (1978). Thermodynamic formalism : the mathematical structures of classical equilibrium statistical mechanics. Addison-Wesley. ISBN0-201-13504-3.; (1984) Cambridge: University Press ISBN0-521-30225-0
- 2e (2004) Cambridge: University Press ISBN0-521-54649-4
- Reichl, Linda E (1980). A modern course in statistical physics. London: Edward Arnold. ISBN0-7131-2777-5.
- 2e (1998) Chichester: Wiley ISBN0-471-59520-9
- Ma, Shang-keng (1985). Statistical mechanics. Singapore: World Scientific. ISBN9971-966-06-9.
- Chandler, David (1987). Introduction to Modern Statistical Mechanics. Oxford University Press. ISBN0-19-504277-8.
- Hoover, Wm. G. (1991). Computational Statistical Mechanics. Elsevier. ISBN0-444-88192-1. (available online here)
- W.A. Wassam, Jr. (2002). Statistical Mechanics : Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology, Third Edition, Volume 15. Academic Press. ISBN978-0-12-227410-7.
- Kardar, Mehran (2007). Statistical Physics of Fields. Cambridge University Press. ISBN978-0-521-87341-3.
- Sethna, James (2006). Statistical Mechanics: Entropy, Order Parameters, and Complexity. Oxford University Press. ISBN0-19-856677-8.
- Bowley, Roger and Sanchez, Mariana (2000). Introductory Statistical Mechanics. Oxford University Press. ISBN978-0-19-850576-1.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- Van Vliet; Carolyne M. (2008). Equilibrium and Non-equilibrium Statistical Mechanics. World Scientific Publishing Company. p. 982. ISBN978-981-270-477-1.
- Peliti, Luca (2011). Statistical Mechanics in a Nutshell. Princeton University Press. p. 417. ISBN978-0-691-14529-7.
- Pathria, P. K.; Beale, Paul (2011). Statistical Mechanics. United States: Elsevier/Academic Press. ISBN978-0123821881.
- Müller-Kirsten, Harald J.W. (2013). Basics of Statistical Physics, 2nd ed. World Scientific. ISBN978-981-4449-53-3.
- Friedli, S.; Velenik, Y. (2017). Statistical Mechanics of Lattice Systems: a Concrete Mathematical Introduction. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN9781107184824.
Kinetic theory[edit]
- Boltzmann, Ludwig. Lectures on gas theory (1896, 1898).
- translated by Stephen G. Brush (1964) Berkeley: University of California Press; (1995) New York: Dover ISBN0-486-68455-5
- Lifshitz, E. M. & Pitaevskii, L. P. Physical kinetics. Vol. 10 of the Course of Theoretical Physics (3rd Ed). Translated by J.B. Sykes and R.N. Franklin (1981) London: Pergamon ISBN0-08-026480-8, ISBN0-7506-2635-6
- Zubarev, D. N. (1974). Nonequilibrium Statistical Thermodynamics. New York: Consultants Bureau. ISBN978-0-306-10895-2.
- Zubarev, D. N.; Morozov V.; Ropke G. (1996). Statistical Mechanics of Nonequilibrium Processes: Basic Concepts, Kinetic Theory. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN3-05-501708-0.
- Zubarev, D. N.; Morozov V.; Ropke G. (1997). Statistical Mechanics of Nonequilibrium Processes: Relaxation and Hydrodynamic Processes. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN3-527-40084-2.
Quantum statistical mechanics[edit]
- Bogoliubov, N. N. (1967–1970). Lectures on Quantum Statistics. Problems of Statistical Mechanics of Quantum Systems. New York: Gordon and Breach.
- Bogoliubov, N. N.; N. N. Bogolubov, Jnr. (1992). Introduction to Quantum Statistical Mechanics. New York: Gordon and Breach. ISBN2-88124-879-9.
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Thorne, Kip S.; Blandford, Roger D. (2017). Modern Classical Physics: Optics, Fluids, Plasmas, Elasticity, Relativity, and Statistical Physics. Princeton University Press. ISBN978-0691159027.
External links[edit]
- Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics Texts Clark University curriculum development project
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