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Thermal Physics
Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics for Scientists and Engineers
A comprehensive exposition of thermodynamics and statistical mechanics serving as a complete single source for thermal science.
Robert Floyd Sekerka (Author)
9780128033043, Elsevier Science
Paperback, published 19 August 2015
610 pages
23.4 x 19 x 3.7 cm, 1.2 kg
In Thermal Physics: Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics for Scientists and Engineers, the fundamental laws of thermodynamics are stated precisely as postulates and subsequently connected to historical context and developed mathematically. These laws are applied systematically to topics such as phase equilibria, chemical reactions, external forces, fluid-fluid surfaces and interfaces, and anisotropic crystal-fluid interfaces. Statistical mechanics is presented in the context of information theory to quantify entropy, followed by development of the most important ensembles: microcanonical, canonical, and grand canonical. A unified treatment of ideal classical, Fermi, and Bose gases is presented, including Bose condensation, degenerate Fermi gases, and classical gases with internal structure. Additional topics include paramagnetism, adsorption on dilute sites, point defects in crystals, thermal aspects of intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors, density matrix formalism, the Ising model, and an introduction to Monte Carlo simulation. Throughout the book, problems are posed and solved to illustrate specific results and problem-solving techniques.
PrefacePart I: Thermodynamics1. Introduction2. First Law of Thermodynamics3. Second Law of Thermodynamics4. Third Law of Thermodynamics5. Open Systems6. Equilibrium and Thermodynamic Potentials7. Requirements for Stability8. Monocomponent Phase Equilibrium9. Two-Phase Equilibrium for a van der Waals Fluid10. Binary Solutions11. External Forces and Rotating Coordinate Systems12. Chemical Reactions13. Thermodynamics of Fluid-Fluid Interfaces14. Thermodynamics of Solid-Fluid InterfacesPart II: Statistical Mechanics15. Entropy and Information Theory16. Microcanonical Ensemble17. Classical Microcanonical Ensemble18. Distinguishable Particles with Negligible Interaction Energies19. Canonical Ensemble20. Classical Canonical Ensemble21. Grand Canonical Ensemble22. Entropy for Any Ensemble23. Unified Treatment of Ideal Fermi, Bose and Classical Gases24. Bose Condensation25. Degenerate Fermi Gas26. Quantum Statistics27. Ising ModelPart III: AppendicesA. Stirling’s ApproximationB. Use of Jacobians to Convert Partial DerivativesC. Differential Geometry of SurfacesD. Equilibrium of Two-State SystemsE. Aspects of Canonical TransformationsF. Rotation of Rigid BodiesG. Thermodynamic Perturbation TheoryH. Selected Mathematical RelationsI. Creation and Annihilation Operators
