Principles of Statistical Physics

Boris M. Smirnov received his PhD in physics from Leningrad State University in 1968. After working in different research positions, he finally accepted a post as head of one of the divisions of the Institute for High Temperatures at the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow in 1986. Professor Smirnov is the author and co-author of approximately 30 books, among them "Physics of Ionized Gases", published by Wiley-VCH in 2001, and 300 research articles in plasma physics, atomic physics, and atomic clusters. He is Vice Chairman of the National Council for Low Temperature Plasma and Chairman of a Section on Elementary Processes in Plasma. Professor Smirnov's research interests focus on Plasma Physics and Technology, Cluster Physics, Fractal Systems and Nanostructures, and the Physics of Ball Lightning.

Introduction
Part 1. Distributions for Equilibrium Ensembles of Atomic Particles
Part 2. Equilibrium and Excitation of Atomic Systems
Part 3. Processes and Non-Equilibrium Atomic Systems
Part 4. Kinetics and Transport Phenomena in Atomic Systems
Part 5. Structures of Complex Atomic Systems
Part 6. Nucleation Phenomena
Appendix A. Physical Constants and Units
Appendix B. Physical Parameters in Periodical Table of Elements