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Is There a Dark Side to Studying Statistical Mechanics?
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This is from David Goodstein's States of Matter, which is highly regarded - and not just for the introduction.
You can add Paul Drude to the list of practitioners of statistical mechanics who committed suicide.
You can add Paul Drude to the list of practitioners of statistical mechanics who committed suicide.
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Looks as if you shouldn't call it "Festkörperphysik" if you're doing it.Vanadium 50 said: