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Statistical Mechanics: Problems with Solutions contains detailed model solutions to the exercise problems formulated in the companion Lecture Notes volume. In m

This text presents statistical mechanics and thermodynamics as a theoretically integrated field of study. It stresses deep coverage of fundamentals, providing a

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The material for these volumes has been selected from the past twenty years' examination questions for graduate students at University of California at Berkeley