Chapter 6 — Classical Statistical Mechanics

Huang, Statistical Mechanics 2ed — Chapter 6

This chapter covers the foundations of classical statistical mechanics: phase space, the microcanonical ensemble, thermodynamic derivations, equipartition, and the ideal gas.

Sections

• 6.0 Foundations: Phase Space, Ensembles, and Liouville's Theorem
• 6.1 The Postulate of Classical Statistical Mechanics
• 6.2 The Microcanonical Ensemble
• 6.4 The Equipartition Theorem
• 6.6 The Gibbs Paradox