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Statistical Mechanics: A Set of Lectures
Author(s): Richard P. Feynman (Author)
- Publisher: Westview Press
- Publication Date: 26 Mar. 1998
- Edition: Revised ed.
- Language: English
- Print length: 372 pages
- ISBN-10: 0201360764
- ISBN-13: 9780201360769
Book Description
This classic graduate lecture note volume on statistical mechanics focuses on Physics, rather than mathematics. It provides a concise introduction to basic concepts and a clear presentation of difficult topics, while challenging the student to reflect upon as yet unanswered questions.
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About the Author
Richard P. Feynman was raised in Far Rockaway, New York, and received his Ph.D. from Princeton. He held professorships at both Cornell and the California Institute of Technology. In 1965 he received the Nobel Prize for his work on quantum electrodynamics. He died in 1988.
