Statistical Physics of Particles and Statistical Physics of Fields are a two-volume series of textbooks by Mehran Kardar. Each book is based on a semester-long course taught by Kardar at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. They cover statistical physics and thermodynamics at the graduate level.
Editions
- Kardar, Mehran (2007). Statistical Physics of Particles. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-87342-0. OCLC 860391091.
- Kardar, Mehran (2007). Statistical Physics of Fields. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-87341-3. OCLC 920137477.
External links
- Statistical Mechanics I at MIT OpenCourseWare
- Statistical Mechanics II at MIT OpenCourseWare
- Publisher's website for Particles
- Publisher's website for Fields
References
"AAPT Named Mehran Kardar as the 2018 John David Jackson Excellence in Graduate Physics Education Awardee". American Association of Physics Teachers. 2017-10-10. Retrieved 2020-04-19. https://www.aapt.org/aboutaapt/Mehran-Kardar-2018-John-David-Jackson-Award.cfm ↩
Chandler, David (May 2009). "Statistical Physics of Particles; Statistical Physics of Fields". Physics Today. 62 (5): 55–56. Bibcode:2009PhT....62e..55K. doi:10.1063/1.3141944. ISSN 0031-9228. /wiki/David_Chandler_(chemist) ↩
Milonni, Peter W. (January 2011). "Statistical Physics of Particles, by Mehran Kardar: Scope: textbook. Level: advanced undergraduate and graduate". Contemporary Physics. 52 (1): 86–87. Bibcode:2011ConPh..52...86M. doi:10.1080/00107514.2010.514121. ISSN 0010-7514. S2CID 122360437. /wiki/Peter_W._Milonni ↩