Transcription of Statistical Physics - DAMTP
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Preprint typeset in JHEP style - HYPER VERSION Lent Term, 2011 and 2012. Statistical Physics University of Cambridge Part II Mathematical Tripos Dr David Tong Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics , Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Wilberforce Road, Cambridge, CB3 OBA, UK. 1 . Recommended Books and Resources Reif, Fundamentals of Statistical and Thermal Physics A comprehensive and detailed account of the subject. It's solid. It's good. It isn't quirky. Kardar, Statistical Physics of Particles A modern view on the subject which offers many insights.
Statistical mechanics is the art of turning the microscopic laws of physics into a de-scription of Nature on a macroscopic scale. Suppose you’ve got theoretical physics cracked. Suppose you know all the funda-mental laws of Nature, the properties of the elementary particles and the forces at play between them.
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