TY - BOOK AU - Fitzpatrick, Richard TI - Thermodynamics and statistical mechanics SN - 9780000990396 U1 - 530.13 FIT-R PY - 2021/// CY - Singapore PB - World Scientific KW - Statistical mechanics KW - Thermodynamics KW - Thermodynamic equilibrium N1 - This book provides a comprehensive exposition of the theory of equilibrium thermodynamics and statistical mechanics at a level suitable for well-prepared undergraduate students. The fundamental message of the book is that all results in equilibrium thermodynamics and statistical mechanics follow from a single unprovable axiom ― namely, the principle of equal a priori probabilities ― combined with elementary probability theory, elementary classical mechanics, and elementary quantum mechanics ER -