How Long to Read Foundations of Statistical Mechanics

How Long Does it Take to Read Foundations of Statistical Mechanics?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 32 minutes to read Foundations of Statistical Mechanics by W.T. Grandy Jr.

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

In a certain sense this book has been twenty-five years in the writing, since I first struggled with the foundations of the subject as a graduate student. It has taken that long to develop a deep appreciation of what Gibbs was attempting to convey to us near the end of his life and to understand fully the same ideas as resurrected by E.T. Jaynes much later. Many classes of students were destined to help me sharpen these thoughts before I finally felt confident that, for me at least, the foundations of the subject had been clarified sufficiently. More than anything, this work strives to address the following questions: What is statistical mechanics? Why is this approach so extraordinarily effective in describing bulk matter in terms of its constituents? The response given here is in the form of a very definite point of view-the principle of maximum entropy (PME). There have been earlier attempts to approach the subject in this way, to be sure, reflected in the books by Tribus [Thermostat ics and Thermodynamics, Van Nostrand, 1961], Baierlein [Atoms and Information Theory, Freeman, 1971], and Hobson [Concepts in Statistical Mechanics, Gordon and Breach, 1971].

How long is Foundations of Statistical Mechanics?

Foundations of Statistical Mechanics by W.T. Grandy Jr. is 391 pages long, and a total of 98,141 words.

This makes it 132% the length of the average book. It also has 120% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Foundations of Statistical Mechanics Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 56 minutes to read Foundations of Statistical Mechanics aloud.

What Reading Level is Foundations of Statistical Mechanics?

Foundations of Statistical Mechanics is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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