The STP Textbook is intended for Statistical Mechanics, Thermal Physics or Thermal and Statistical Physics classes for upper-level undergraduate and/or graduate students. The text makes extensive use of simulations found in osp_stp.jar or by searching STP, OSP or Open Source Physics on ComPADRE.
This item has 5 supplemental documents: Preface, Errata, Problem Listing, Index, and Appendix. Click the Supplemental Documents link to access these pdf files.
STP Textbook: Preface
Preface to the STP book: an overview and guidance on using the textbook. download 69kb .pdf
Published: June 2, 2009
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Many-Body Perturbation Theory
This chapter introduces the language of second quantization in the context of quantum many body systems and treat the weakly interacting Bose gas at low temperatures. This chapter is not included in the published text. download 159kb .pdf
Last Modified: September 15, 2016
STP Problem Listing
A pdf document with the list of problems and associated page numbers in the STP Textbook. download 150kb .pdf
Published: September 5, 2008
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STP Textbook: Appendix
Appendix A of the STP Textbook: Physical Constants and Mathematical Relationships. download 180kb .pdf
Published: October 14, 2008
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STP Textbook Errata
Updates and Corrections to Statistical and Thermal Physics by Harvey Gould and Jan Tobochnik download 154kb .pdf
Last Modified: June 27, 2018
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/OSP/items/detail.cfm?ID=7350">Gould, Harvey, and Jan Tobochnik. "STP Textbook: Table of Contents." In Thermal and Statistical Physics. 2008.</a>
H. Gould and J. Tobochnik, in Thermal and Statistical Physics (2008), WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7350&DocID=502).
H. Gould and J. Tobochnik, STP Textbook: Table of Contents, in Thermal and Statistical Physics (2008), <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7350&DocID=502>.
Gould, H., & Tobochnik, J. (2008). STP Textbook: Table of Contents. In Thermal and Statistical Physics. Retrieved February 16, 2019, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7350&DocID=502
Gould, Harvey, and Jan Tobochnik. "STP Textbook: Table of Contents." In Thermal and Statistical Physics. 2008. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7350&DocID=502 (accessed 16 February 2019).
Gould, Harvey, and Jan Tobochnik. "STP Textbook: Table of Contents." Thermal and Statistical Physics. 2008. 2 June 2008. 16 Feb. 2019 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7350&DocID=502>.
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