Michel le Bellac is Emeritus Professor at the Physics Department of the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis. Fabrice Mortessagne is Maitre de Conferences at the Physics Department of the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis. G. George Batrouni is Professor of Physics at the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis.

Review of the hardback: 'This book is an impressive contribution to the available selection of graduate statistical mechanics texts. … The book is fun to browse because it contains many appealing informational nuggets. It also has an authoritative air and one can comfortably delve deeply into a particular section without feeling lost. … this is an excellent book with a consistently high level of pedagogy throughout. I enthusiastically recommend it for any serious student of statistical physics.' Sidney Redner, Profess of Physics at Boston University

• Preface; 1. Thermodynamics; 2. Statistical entropy and Boltzmann distribution; 3. Canonical and grand canonical ensembles: applications; 4. Critical phenomena; 5. Quantum statistics; 6. Irreversible processes: macroscopic theory; 7. Numerical simulations; 8. Irreversible processes: kinetic theory; 9. Topics in non-equilibrium statistical mechanics; Appendices; References; Index.

Michel le Bellac is Emeritus Professor at the Physics Department of the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis. Fabrice Mortessagne is Maitre de Conferences at the Physics Department of the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis. G. George Batrouni is Professor of Physics at the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis.

Review of the hardback: 'This book is an impressive contribution to the available selection of graduate statistical mechanics texts. … The book is fun to browse because it contains many appealing informational nuggets. It also has an authoritative air and one can comfortably delve deeply into a particular section without feeling lost. … this is an excellent book with a consistently high level of pedagogy throughout. I enthusiastically recommend it for any serious student of statistical physics.' Sidney Redner, Profess of Physics at Boston University

• Preface; 1. Thermodynamics; 2. Statistical entropy and Boltzmann distribution; 3. Canonical and grand canonical ensembles: applications; 4. Critical phenomena; 5. Quantum statistics; 6. Irreversible processes: macroscopic theory; 7. Numerical simulations; 8. Irreversible processes: kinetic theory; 9. Topics in non-equilibrium statistical mechanics; Appendices; References; Index.

Michel le Bellac is Emeritus Professor at the Physics Department of the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis. Fabrice Mortessagne is Maitre de Conferences at the Physics Department of the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis. G. George Batrouni is Professor of Physics at the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis.

Review of the hardback: 'This book is an impressive contribution to the available selection of graduate statistical mechanics texts. … The book is fun to browse because it contains many appealing informational nuggets. It also has an authoritative air and one can comfortably delve deeply into a particular section without feeling lost. … this is an excellent book with a consistently high level of pedagogy throughout. I enthusiastically recommend it for any serious student of statistical physics.' Sidney Redner, Profess of Physics at Boston University

• Preface; 1. Thermodynamics; 2. Statistical entropy and Boltzmann distribution; 3. Canonical and grand canonical ensembles: applications; 4. Critical phenomena; 5. Quantum statistics; 6. Irreversible processes: macroscopic theory; 7. Numerical simulations; 8. Irreversible processes: kinetic theory; 9. Topics in non-equilibrium statistical mechanics; Appendices; References; Index.