statistical physics vs statistical mechanics
edit- Encyclopedia of Physics, 3rd edition, volume 2
entry Statistical Mechanics, J. R. Dorfman.
'The aim of statistical mechanics is to predict the properties of systems composed of large numbers (~10^23) of particles in terms of the mechanical properties of individual particles and of the forces between them'
No 'statistical physics'
- Statistical Physics, Landau & Lifshitz, 3rd edition part 1.
'Statistical physics [...] consists in the study of the special laws which govern the behavior and properties of macroscopic bodies (that is, bodies formed by a very arge number of individual particles, such as atoms or molecules).'
no 'statistical mechanics'
- Statistical Physics, Mandl
'Statistical physics is devoted to the study of the physical properties of macroscopic systems, i.e. systeamms consisting of a very large number of atoms or molecules'.
- Statistical Field Theory, Parisi
'The main aim of statistical mechanics is to derive the thermodynamic properties of macroscopic bodies starting from a description of the motion of the microscopic components (e.g. atoms, electrons, etc.).'
- Monte Carlo Methods in Statistical Physics, Barkema
'In this opening chapter of the book we look first at what we mean by statistical physics, giving a brief overview of the discipline we call statistical mechanics'
'Statistical mechanics is primarily concerned with the calculation of properties of condensed matter systems'
- statistical physics in 530.1595, statistical physics & statisitcal mechanics in 531.19
- A modern Course in Statistical Physics, Second edition, Reichl
'The field of statistical physics has expanded dramatically in recent years. New results in ergodic theory, nonlinear chemical physics, stochastic theory, quantum fluids, critical phenomena, hydrodynamics, transport theory, and biophyiscs have revolutionized the subject [...]'
part 1 - thermodynamics
part 2 - probability incl stochastic dynamics and brownian motion, markov chain, birth-death processes
part 3 - equilibrium statistical mechanics
part 4 - nonequilibrium statistical mechanics
- Introduction to Statistical Physics, Huang
'The main purpose of statistical physics is to clarify the properties of matter in aggregate, in terms of physical laws governing atomic motion'
'Statistical mechanics is concerned with deducing the thermodynamic properties of a macroscopic system from its microscopic structure'
- Statistical Physics, An Introductory Course, Amit & Verbin
uses 'statistical mechanics'
- Statistical Physics with Advanced Approach and Application, 2nd edition, Honerkamp
'1 Statistical Physics is More than Statistical Mechanics'.
' [...] the present book [...] introduces more concepts and methods in statistics than are needed for statistical mechanics alone. In particular, it includes methods from mathematical statistics and stochastics which are important in the analysis of data'
- Statistical Mechanics, Huang (1963)
no statistical physics
- Statistical Physics, A Probabilistic Approach, Lavenda
about probability distributions in standard statistical mechanics topics