THE STATES OF STATISTICAL MECHANICS

The following sections are included:

• B*–ALGEBRAS FOR CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM STATISTICAL MECHANICS

• ENTROPY

• THERMODYNAMIC LIMIT OF STATES

• A VARIATIONAL PRINCIPLE

• THE GIBBS PHASE RULE

• TIME EVOLUTION OF QUANTUM LATTICE SYSTEMS AND THE KUBO–MARTIN–SCHWINGER BOUNDARY CONDITION

• BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

• EXERCISES