Thermodynamics and an Introduction to Thermostatistics

Name: Thermodynamics and an Introduction to Thermostatistics
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ISBN: 9780471862567

ISBN-10: 0471862568

ISBN-13: 9780471862567

Edition: 2nd 1985 (Revised)

Authors: Herbert B. Callen

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The only text to cover both thermodynamic and statistical mechanics--allowing students to fully master thermodynamics at the macroscopic level. Presents essential ideas on critical phenomena developed over the last decade in simple, qualitative terms. This new edition maintains the simple structure of the first and puts new emphasis on pedagogical considerations. Thermostatistics is incorporated into the text without eclipsing macroscopic thermodynamics, and is integrated into the conceptual framework of physical theory.

Book details

List price: $249.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1985
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/16/1991
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 512
Size: 6.32" wide x 9.59" long x 1.16" tall
Weight: 1.980
Language: English



General Principles of Classical Thermodynamics


The Problem and the Postulates


The Conditions of Equilibrium


Some Formal Relationships, and Sample Systems


Reversible Processes and the Maximum Work Theorem


Alternative Formulations and Legendre Transformations


The Extremum Principle in the Legendre Transformed Representations


Maxwell Relations


Stability of Thermodynamic Systems


First-Order Phase Transitions


Critical Phenomena


The Nernst Postulate


Summary of Principles for General Systems


Properties of Materials


Irreversible Thermodynamics


Statistical Mechanics


Statistical Mechanics in the Entropy Representation: The Microanonical Formalism


The Canonical Formalism


Statistical Mechanics in Helmholtz Representation


Entropy and Disorder


Generalized Canonical Formulations


Quantum Fluids


Fluctuations


Variational Properties, Perturbation Expansions, and Mean Field Theory


Foundations


Postlude: Symmetry and the Conceptual Foundations of Thermostatistics


Appendices


General References


Index