Elementary Principles in Statistical Mechanics

Elementary Principles in Statistical Mechanics
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AuthorJosiah Willard Gibbs
LanguageEnglish
SubjectStatistical mechanics, Mathematical physics
Genrescience, physics
PublisherCharles Scribner's Sons
Publication date
March 1902
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pages207

Elementary Principles in Statistical Mechanics, published in March 1902, is a work of scientific literature by Josiah Willard Gibbs which is considered to be the foundation of modern statistical mechanics. Its full title was Elementary Principles in Statistical Mechanics, developed with especial reference to the rational foundation of thermodynamics.[1]

  1. ^ Hadamard, Jacques (1906). "Review of Elementary Principles in Statistical Mechanics, Developed with especial Reference to the Rational Foundations of Thermodynamics by J. Willard Gibbs" (PDF). Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 12 (4): 194–210. doi:10.1090/s0002-9904-1906-01319-2. (in French)