Statistical Mechanics of Solids

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Statistical Mechanics of Solids. Louis A. Girifalco. Oxford University Press, 198 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016. 519 pages. 2003. ISBN 0-19-516717-1 (paperback). $75.

This book presents statistical mechanics in terms of the properties of solids. While providing a firm foundation for the theory, it focuses on material properties rather than on the theory itself. In this ...

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