%0 Journal Article %1 Rau2008StatMechNutshell %A Rau, Jochen %D 2008 %J arXiv %K lecture-notes statistical-mechanics %T Statistical Mechanics in a Nutshell %U https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/9805024v1 %X I give a concise introduction to some essential concepts of statistical mechanics: 1. Probability theory (constrained distributions, concentration theorem, frequency estimation, hypothesis testing); 2. Macroscopic systems in equilibrium (macrostate, thermodynamic variables, entropy, first law, thermodynamic potentials, correlations); 3. Linear response (Kubo formula).

@article{Rau2008StatMechNutshell, abstract = { I give a concise introduction to some essential concepts of statistical mechanics: 1. Probability theory (constrained distributions, concentration theorem, frequency estimation, hypothesis testing); 2. Macroscopic systems in equilibrium (macrostate, thermodynamic variables, entropy, first law, thermodynamic potentials, correlations); 3. Linear response (Kubo formula). }, added-at = {2017-05-10T05:32:00.000+0200}, arxiv = {physics/9805024}, author = {Rau, Jochen}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2acef57952987c0fb32b550f2b2401310/salotz}, interhash = {2d57605670b071f6b245491f810a7642}, intrahash = {acef57952987c0fb32b550f2b2401310}, journal = {arXiv}, keywords = {lecture-notes statistical-mechanics}, timestamp = {2017-05-10T05:34:11.000+0200}, title = {Statistical Mechanics in a Nutshell}, url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/9805024v1}, year = 2008 }