Statistical Physics of Condensed Matter Systems: A primer

This Primer focusses on the statistical physics of classical and quantum systems. The course text explores the three cornerstones of statistical physics which include the Boltzmann, Fermi-Dirac, and Bose-Einstein distribution laws. It also provides a highly useful and in-depth investigation of the thermal properties of paradigmatically important systems such as classical ideal gas, electron gas and phonon gas.

The structure of this text is tailored to facilitate the planning of a one-semester course: this volume provides bachelor students with a main teaching tool. More specifically, each part identifies an independent teaching module, while each chapter corresponds to approximately two weeks of lecturing.

Key Features:

• Fills a gap for a self-contained undergraduate textbook in statistical physics of condensed matter systems
• Tailored for a one-semester course
• Focuses on a selected set of topics, whilst also providing substantial, in-depth coverage of the subject
• Emphasises phenomenology rather than mathematics/formalism
• Uses various pedagogical features, including chapter outline, proof-of-concept pictures

這本入門書專注於經典和量子系統的統計物理。課程內容探討統計物理的三個基石，包括玻爾茲曼、費米-狄拉克和玻色-愛因斯坦分佈定律。它還深入研究了範例性重要系統（如經典理想氣體、電子氣體和聲子氣體）的熱性質，提供了非常有用的資訊。

這本書的結構旨在促進一學期課程的規劃：本書為學士學生提供了一個主要的教學工具。具體而言，每個部分都標識了一個獨立的教學模塊，而每個章節對應於約兩週的講授時間。

主要特點：
- 填補了統計物理中凝聚態系統的自成一體的本科教材的空白
- 適合一學期課程
- 重點關注一組選定的主題，同時提供了該主題的實質性、深入的涵蓋
- 強調現象學而非數學/形式主義
- 使用各種教學特點，包括章節大綱、概念證明圖片等