{"product_id":"thermal-physics-concepts-and-practice-hardback-9781107006492","title":"Thermal Physics; Concepts and Practice (Hardback) 9781107006492","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThermal Physics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eConcepts and Practice\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLinks thermal physics and quantum mechanics to give advanced undergraduate and graduate students a modern appreciation for this remarkable subject.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAllen L. Wasserman (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107006492, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 27 October 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e318 pages, 55 b\/w illus.  54 exercises\u003cbr\u003e25.3 x 19.5 x 1.8 cm, 0.86 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThermodynamics has benefited from nearly 100 years of parallel development with quantum mechanics. As a result, thermal physics has been considerably enriched in concepts, technique and purpose, and now has a dominant role in the developments of physics, chemistry and biology. This unique book explores the meaning and application of these developments using quantum theory as the starting point. The book links thermal physics and quantum mechanics in a natural way. Concepts are combined with interesting examples, and entire chapters are dedicated to applying the principles to familiar, practical and unusual situations. Together with end-of-chapter exercises, this book gives advanced undergraduate and graduate students a modern perception and appreciation for this remarkable subject.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introducing thermodynamics\u003cbr\u003e 2. Onward to thermodynamics\u003cbr\u003e 3. The First Law\u003cbr\u003e 4. A mathematical digression\u003cbr\u003e 5. Thermodynamics potentials\u003cbr\u003e 6. On knowing the unknowable\u003cbr\u003e 7. The ideal gas\u003cbr\u003e 8. The 2-level system\u003cbr\u003e 9. Lattice heat capacity\u003cbr\u003e 10. Elastomers - entropy springs\u003cbr\u003e 11. Thermodynamics of magnetism\u003cbr\u003e 12. Open systems\u003cbr\u003e 13. The amazing chemical potential\u003cbr\u003e 14. Thermodynamics of radiation\u003cbr\u003e 15. Ideal Fermi gas\u003cbr\u003e 16. Ideal Bose–Einstein system\u003cbr\u003e 17. Thermodynamics and the CMB\u003cbr\u003e Appendices\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Statistical physics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Statistical physics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Statistical%20physics%20%5BPHS%5D%22\"\u003ePHS\u003c\/a\u003e], Physics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Physics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Physics%20%5BPH%5D%22\"\u003ePH\u003c\/a\u003e], Mathematics \u0026amp; science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Mathematics \u0026amp; science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Mathematics%20\u0026amp;%20science%20%5BP%5D%22\"\u003eP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004376600856,"sku":"9781107006492","price":46.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107006492i_3474576b-e05f-4996-a1b8-4f343c4f43d7.jpg?v=1691360883","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/thermal-physics-concepts-and-practice-hardback-9781107006492","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}