Benjamin G. Levich Theoretical Physics an advanced text - Volume 2 Statistical Physics, Electromagnetic Processes in Matter

John Wiley & Sons Inc.,1971 — 672p. — ISBN 072040178X, 9780720401783
The first Russian edition of ‘Theoretical Physics’, which appeared in 1962, has been widely used as a textbook.
Numerous comments from colleagues, lecturers and students have been taken into account in preparing this new edition, which is the first one in English and which will also appear as the second Russian edition.
The material has now been divided into 4 volumes covering the following subjects
Volume 1
Part I Theory of the Electromagnetic Field
Part II Theory of Relativity
Volume. 2
Part III Statistical Physics
Part IV Electromagnetic Processes in Matter
Volume 3
Part I Quantum Mechanics
Volume 4
Part VI Quantum Statistics and Physical Kinetics
The rapid development of physics and the present wide interest in non-equilibrium and non-stationary processes has compelled us to expand the section on physical kinetics. It has also been transferred to the end of Volume 4 as it is practically impossible to expound this topic without using quantum mechanics.
Part IV — ‘Electromagnetic Processes in Matter’ has been substantially revised. Interest in this field has increased recently, mainly in connection with the study of plasmas and plasma-like media, which now have sections devoted to them.