Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Self-Study Guide
- List of Symbols
- Part I Atomic and Mesoscopic Viewpoint
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Atomic Picture of Gases
- 3 Introduction to Probability
- 4 The Law of Large Numbers
- 5 Maxwell's Distribution
- 6 Delta Function and Density Distribution Functions
- 7 Mean Free Path and Diffusion
- 8 Introduction to Transport Phenomena
- 9 Brownian Motion
- 10 The Langevin Equation and Large Deviation
- Part II Statistical Thermodynamics: Basics
- Part III Elements of Phase Transition
- Appendix Introduction to Mechanics
- Bibliography
- Index
7 - Mean Free Path and Diffusion
from Part I - Atomic and Mesoscopic Viewpoint
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 November 2017
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Self-Study Guide
- List of Symbols
- Part I Atomic and Mesoscopic Viewpoint
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Atomic Picture of Gases
- 3 Introduction to Probability
- 4 The Law of Large Numbers
- 5 Maxwell's Distribution
- 6 Delta Function and Density Distribution Functions
- 7 Mean Free Path and Diffusion
- 8 Introduction to Transport Phenomena
- 9 Brownian Motion
- 10 The Langevin Equation and Large Deviation
- Part II Statistical Thermodynamics: Basics
- Part III Elements of Phase Transition
- Appendix Introduction to Mechanics
- Bibliography
- Index
- Type
- Chapter
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- Perspectives on Statistical Thermodynamics , pp. 70 - 80Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2017