Bruno Touschek and Statistical Mechanics

Abstract

AbstractIn this talk I will describe the history of the birth of the “Meccanica Statistica” book, that Bruno Touschek and I wrote in 1970. The book was conceived and brought to conclusion in the broad context of the stimulating atmosphere that the Touschek scientific and teaching activity had created in the Physics Department of the University of Rome “La Sapienza”. I will present a recollection of my memories of the years from 1965 to 1970 during which the book was imagined, written, rewritten, corrected and polished till its final version. I will also briefly describe the content of the book underlining the unmistakable footprint of Touschek unconventional way of thinking.