--- product_id: 13175604 title: "Statistical Physics of Particles" price: "€ 173.14" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.at/products/13175604-statistical-physics-of-particles store_origin: AT region: Austria --- # Statistical Physics of Particles **Price:** € 173.14 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Statistical Physics of Particles - **How much does it cost?** € 173.14 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.at](https://www.desertcart.at/products/13175604-statistical-physics-of-particles) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Buy Statistical Physics of Particles on desertcart.com ✓ FREE SHIPPING on qualified orders Review: Great for a semester (or two) of graduate Stat Mech - Like: terse and to the point. Little dawdling in exposition. Dislike: terse and to the point. Sometimes a little dawdling is good (or great). Bought for a semester of Stat Mech. Supplementing with owned-books and some internet searches (MIT OCW - written by Kardar himself, sometimes; etc.). Would buy again if I had to. Review: Excellent Text - Perhaps I am a bit biased as I took Mehran Kardar's statistical mechanics class, but this is the best graduate-level statistical mechanics textbook I have looked at (including Pathria, Huang, and Landau). In the tradition of Landau's excellent mechanics textbook, Kardar is a master of statistical physics who starts with only basic assumptions about the nature of the physical laws in each chapter, and derives wonderful results elucidating the nature of statistical physics. The meat of the textbook is less than 200 pages and includes all of the basic results of thermodynamics, a section on probability, an introduction to kinetic theory, and the bulk of classical and quantum statistical mechanics; brevity is the soul of wit, as they say. A few areas could have used a little more elaboration (the derivation of the Boltzmann equation seemed to skip a few important steps in implementing the streaming collision terms, and a better explanation for the basics of diagrammatical techniques would have been nice), but none of the other books I have looked at even broached these topics in any depth. Unlike Landau's excellent statistical physics book, very little assumed knowledge is required to follow this textbook; obviously, skill in elementary algebra, calculus, differential equations, and a bit of Hamiltonian mechanics and a few very basic results of quantum mechanics are prerequisites. Recommended! ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | 0521873428 | | Best Sellers Rank | #920,220 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #328 in Mathematical Physics (Books) #699 in Physics (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (85) | | Dimensions | 7.5 x 1 x 9.75 inches | | Edition | 1st | | ISBN-10 | 9780521873420 | | ISBN-13 | 978-0521873420 | | Item Weight | 1.95 pounds | | Language | English | | Print length | 330 pages | | Publication date | June 25, 2007 | | Publisher | Cambridge University Press | ## Images ![Statistical Physics of Particles - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91CzJousyOL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great for a semester (or two) of graduate Stat Mech *by A***R on September 27, 2019* Like: terse and to the point. Little dawdling in exposition. Dislike: terse and to the point. Sometimes a little dawdling is good (or great). Bought for a semester of Stat Mech. Supplementing with owned-books and some internet searches (MIT OCW - written by Kardar himself, sometimes; etc.). Would buy again if I had to. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent Text *by A***R on December 21, 2007* Perhaps I am a bit biased as I took Mehran Kardar's statistical mechanics class, but this is the best graduate-level statistical mechanics textbook I have looked at (including Pathria, Huang, and Landau). In the tradition of Landau's excellent mechanics textbook, Kardar is a master of statistical physics who starts with only basic assumptions about the nature of the physical laws in each chapter, and derives wonderful results elucidating the nature of statistical physics. The meat of the textbook is less than 200 pages and includes all of the basic results of thermodynamics, a section on probability, an introduction to kinetic theory, and the bulk of classical and quantum statistical mechanics; brevity is the soul of wit, as they say. A few areas could have used a little more elaboration (the derivation of the Boltzmann equation seemed to skip a few important steps in implementing the streaming collision terms, and a better explanation for the basics of diagrammatical techniques would have been nice), but none of the other books I have looked at even broached these topics in any depth. Unlike Landau's excellent statistical physics book, very little assumed knowledge is required to follow this textbook; obviously, skill in elementary algebra, calculus, differential equations, and a bit of Hamiltonian mechanics and a few very basic results of quantum mechanics are prerequisites. Recommended! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good Modern Treatment *by G***T on February 23, 2010* I used both this text and Pathria for a graduate level class in statistical mechanics. Kardar's treatment is very modern and has a wonderful perspective. However, it is very mathematical while managing to not be very thorough. The problems were very good and the worked solutions in the back were quite helpful. For the material covered in this book, I preferred Pathria, which was in general far more thorough. ## Frequently Bought Together - Statistical Physics of Particles - Statistical Physics of Fields - Modern Quantum Mechanics --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.at/products/13175604-statistical-physics-of-particles](https://www.desertcart.at/products/13175604-statistical-physics-of-particles) --- *Product available on Desertcart Austria* *Store origin: AT* *Last updated: 2026-05-08*