An introductory course of Statistical Mechanics

Palash B. Pal

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Errors in mathematical formulas

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57 Eq. (2.68), (2.69) Each iHt in the exponents should be divided by ℏ. Saugata Bhattacharyya, Vidyasagar College, Kolkata
97-98 Sec. (4.8.1) The notation dγ used here is inconsistent with the same notation introduced in Eq. (4.10). The factor involving the power of (2πℏ), shown explicitly in Eq. (4.10), is absorbed in the definition of dγ used in this section. Sayan Chakrabarti, IIT Guwahati
116 Eq. (6.36) λ1 = - βμ , λ2 = β λ1 = βμ , λ2 = - β Sayan Chakrabarti, IIT Guwahati
129-130 Formulas in §7.3 All "≤" signs should be replaced by "<" signs, and all "≥" signs by ">" signs. The process of this replacement should be continued to some other formulas in this chapter, such as Eq. (7.53). Sayan Chakrabarti, IIT Guwahati
137 Eq. (7.53) ≤ 0 < 0 Sayan Chakrabarti, IIT Guwahati
167 Eq. (9.16) Θrot Θr Amitabha Chakrabarti, École Polytechnique, Palaiseau
177 Eq. (9.55) ωD ΘD  

Errors in other places

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ix line 16 Avroth Avaroth  
4 Ex. 1.1c system obey system obeys  
30 1st line after Eq. (1.138) the double lines around the matrix the pair of double lines around the matrix  
59 3rd line after Eq. (2.82) surfaces problems exposes problems  
123 after Eq. (6.72) whose number is constrained whose number is not constrained Amitabha Chakrabarti, École Polytechnique, Palaiseau
130 line 3 of text That cannot happen, That cannot happen: Amitabha Chakrabarti, École Polytechnique, Palaiseau
358 1st line of text multilpliers multipliers