Physical chemistry statistical mechanics - Metiu, Horia 1940- (New York Taylor & Francis Group, 2006)
The fundamental equations of statistical mechanics -- The physical interpretation of the fundamental equations of statistical mechanics -- Interpretation of the thermodynamic quantities -- The partition function of a system of independent particles -- The partition function of an ideal gas of atoms -- The thermodynamic functions of an ideal gas of atoms -- The thermodynamics properties of an ideal gas for which electronic and nuclear contributions are negligible -- A test of the theory for a gas for which electronic and nuclear degrees of freedom matter -- The statistical mechanics of a gas of diatomic molecules -- A gas of diatomic molecules: comparison with experiment -- Chemical equilibrium -- Transition state theory: fundamental concepts -- Transition state theory: the motion of a chemisorbed atom along the surface -- Transition state theory: the rate constant -- Transition state theory: calculating the rate constant.
Keywords: Statistical mechanics -- Textbooks; Chemistry, Physical and theoretical -- Problems, exercises, etc