top | item 45301878 (no title) whyever | 5 months ago They are synonyms. discuss order hn newest chermi|5 months ago No, they are not. Statistical mechanics is a theory, statistical physics is a field. nakamoto_damacy|5 months ago Physics and Mechanics are not synonyms. The latter is a small subset of the former. whyever|5 months ago Yes, but this relation does but apply to statistical mechanics and statistical physics, they mean the same: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statistical_mechanicsWhat is included in "statistical physics" that is not included in "statistical mechanics"? load replies (2)
chermi|5 months ago No, they are not. Statistical mechanics is a theory, statistical physics is a field.
nakamoto_damacy|5 months ago Physics and Mechanics are not synonyms. The latter is a small subset of the former. whyever|5 months ago Yes, but this relation does but apply to statistical mechanics and statistical physics, they mean the same: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statistical_mechanicsWhat is included in "statistical physics" that is not included in "statistical mechanics"? load replies (2)
whyever|5 months ago Yes, but this relation does but apply to statistical mechanics and statistical physics, they mean the same: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statistical_mechanicsWhat is included in "statistical physics" that is not included in "statistical mechanics"? load replies (2)
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What is included in "statistical physics" that is not included in "statistical mechanics"?