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 | Foundations of Statistical Mechanics: A Deductive Treatment (Dover Books on Physics) (1st Edition) by Physics Oliver Penrose Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2005 ISBN-10: 0-486-43870-8 / 0486438708 ISBN-13: 978-0-486-43870-2 / 9780486438702 This volume demonstrates the manner in which statistical mechanics can be built up deductively from a small number of well-defined physical assumptions. A solid basis for the deductive structure is provided by embodying these assumptions in a system of five postulates that describe an idealized mode | |