Thermal Physics

Name: Thermal Physics
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ISBN: 9780521658386

ISBN-10: 0521658381

ISBN-13: 9780521658386

Edition: 1999

Authors: Ralph Baierlein

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Clear and reader-friendly, this is an ideal textbook for students seeking an introduction to thermal physics. Written by an experienced teacher and extensively class-tested, Thermal Physics provides a comprehensive grounding in thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, and kinetic theory. A key feature of this text is its readily accessible introductory chapters, which begin with a review of fundamental ideas. Entropy, conceived microscopically and statistically, and the Second Law of Thermodynamics are introduced early in the book. Throughout, topics are built on a conceptual foundation of four linked elements: entropy and the Second Law, the canonical probability distribution, the partition…

Book details

List price: $130.00
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 7/15/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 460
Size: 6.69" wide x 9.61" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 1.958
Language: English

Mike Prest is Professor of Pure Mathematics at the University of Manchester.



Preface



Background



The second law of thermodynamics



Entropy and efficiency



Entropy in quantum theory



The canonical probability distribution



Photons and phonons



The chemical potential



The quantum ideal gas



Fermions and bosons at low temperature



The free energies



Chemical equilibrium



Phase equilibrium



The classical limit



Approaching zero



Transport processes



Critical phenomena


Epilogue


Appendixes