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Re: [Phys-l] Stat Mech

Hi Curt-
Thanks for the infput. What I'm struggling with is Greene's explanation of the reasoning. It seems to me that he is restating some trivialities in the most obscure possible language. Am I missing something? This has not been my field. Ever.
Regards,
Jack

On Tue, 26 Aug 2008, curtis osterhoudt wrote:

Hi, Jack,

Though it might not be at a quite rigorous enough level for much practical usage, the coverage of the fluctuation-dissipation theorem on Wikipedia is helpful, especially the comments interspersed throughout the "Derivation II". (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluctuation-dissipation_theorem) Too, Callen's "Thermodynamics and an Introduction to Thermostatistics" contains some good expository discussion of the results of the theorem, especially Ch. 9 (at least in my 2nd edition copy).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluctuation-dissipation_theorem

I'm sorry I can't be of much more help, as it's been several years since I really used the F-D T for real work.

Best wishes,
Curtis O.


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----- Original Message ----
From: Jack Uretsky <jlu@hep.anl.gov>
To: Forum for Physics Educators <phys-l@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 4:12:53 PM
Subject: [Phys-l] Stat Mech

Hi all-
I'm struggling with a couple of 1951 papers by Callen and Greene.
The discipline involved is statistical mechanics, the particular topic is
the fluctuation-dissipation theorem from a classical viewpoint. Anybody
out there familiar with this area of physics?
Regards,
Jack



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