Thermodynamics And Statistical Mechanics

By Charles Fabry (translated by G.F. Herrenden Harker)

By C. Lindblad

The matter of deriving irreversible thermodynamics from the re­ versible microscopic dynamics has been at the schedule of theoreti­ cal physics for a century and has produced extra papers than will be digested via any unmarried scientist. Why upload to this too lengthy checklist with another paintings? The aim is well to not provide a gen­ eral overview of prior paintings during this box. My ambition is very to give an method differing in a few key features from the stan­ dard remedies, and to advance it so far as attainable utilizing fairly easy mathematical instruments (mainly inequalities of assorted kinds). despite the fact that, during this paintings i've got used loads of effects and ideas from the present literature, and the reference record comprises contributions from many alternative traces of analysis. therefore the reader could locate the arguments a piece tricky to stick to with out a few earlier publicity to this set of difficulties.

By H. Gould, J. Tobochnik

Our objective is to appreciate the houses of macroscopic platforms, that's, structures of many electrons, atoms, molecules, photons, or different ingredients. Examples of established macroscopic gadgets contain structures corresponding to the air on your room, a pitcher of water, a copper coin, and a rubber band (examples of a gasoline, liquid, sturdy, and polymer, respectively). much less universal macroscopic platforms are superconductors, phone membranes, the mind, and the galaxies.

By Peter Stephan, Karlheinz Schaber, Karl Stephan, Franz Mayinger

Dieses Grundlagenwerk der Thermodynamik erscheint in der sixteen. Auflage in einer umfassenden Neubearbeitung. Die Theorie der Thermodynamik wird systematisch entwickelt, wobei die zentrale Bedeutung der Bilanzierungen von Masse, Energie und Entropie in besonderer Weise herausgestellt wird. Bilanzen und allgemein g?ltige Zusammenh?nge zwischen thermodynamischen Zustandsgr??en werden zun?chst f?r beliebige thermodynamische Systeme abgeleitet und danach auf eine Vielzahl technisch bedeutsamer Spezialf?lle angewandt. Der Stoff wird einerseits wissenschaftlich streng, andererseits aber auch m?glichst anschaulich dargestellt.

Die bew?hrten Inhalte des bekannten Lehrbuches und deren Aufteilung auf zwei B?nde wurden beibehalten. So enth?lt der erste Band u.a. eine Einf?hrung in die W?rme?bertragung, ein umfangreiches und aktualisiertes Kapitel ?ber Stoffeigenschaften, ein erweitertes Kapitel ?ber die wichtigsten thermodynamischen Prozesse, Berechnungsbeispiele mit ausf?hrlichen L?sungen sowie ?bungsaufgaben. Das Buch vereint die Vorz?ge eines Lehrbuches f?r Studierende mit den Vorz?gen eines Nachschlagewerkes f?r Praktiker. Band 2 behandelt Mehrstoffsysteme und chemische Reaktionen.

By Mikhail V. Volkenstein, Robert G. Burns, Abe Shenitzer

The e-book "Entropy and knowledge" offers with the thermodynamical inspiration of entropy and its courting to details concept. it really is profitable in explaining the universality of the time period "Entropy" not just as a actual phenomenon, yet unearths its life additionally in different domain names. E.g., Volkenstein discusses the "meaning" of entropy in a organic context and indicates how entropy is said to inventive actions.

Written by way of the well known Russian bio-physicist Mikhail V. Volkenstein, this e-book on "Entropy and knowledge" definitely serves as a well timed creation to appreciate entropy from a thermodynamic standpoint and is well an inspiring and thought-provoking ebook that are meant to be learn by means of each physicist, information-theorist, biologist, or even artist.

By E. Yu Tonkov

The research of changes of fabrics lower than excessive pressures gives you to yield differences with vital functions in fabrics technological know-how and different fields together with, when it comes to instance, the dense metal amendment of hydrogen owning super excessive superconducting homes. This paintings offers fresh theoretical and experimental details accumulated on part diagrams of ninety six parts. information is gifted on first- and second-phase transitions, melting strains, crystal constructions of the sturdy and metastable stages, vital part houses akin to the Curie and Neel temperature, and the superconducting temperature. info is equipped on components' liquid kingdom, amorphization, and metallization. Temperature-pressure diagrams are given for many of the weather.

By Dimo Kashchiev

This e-book represents an in depth and systematic account of the elemental rules, advancements and functions of the idea of nucleation. The formation of latest levels starts with the method of nucleation and is, hence, a greatly unfold phenomenon in either nature and expertise. Condensation and evaporation, crystal progress, electrodeposition, soften crystallization, development of skinny motion pictures for microelectronics, volcano eruption and formation of particulate topic in area are just the various strategies during which nucleation performs a well known position. The e-book has 4 components, that are dedicated to the thermodynamics of nucleation, the kinetics of nucleation, the influence of varied elements on nucleation and the applying of the idea to different methods, which contain nucleation. the 1st elements describe intimately the 2 uncomplicated techniques in nucleation thought - the thermodynamic and the kinetic ones. They include derivations of the elemental and most crucial formulae of the speculation and speak about their obstacles and probabilities for development. The 3rd half bargains with the various components that could have an effect on nucleation and is a average continuation of the 1st chapters. The final half is dedicated to the applying of the idea to strategies of functional significance equivalent to soften crystallization and polymorphic transformation, crystal development and development of skinny reliable motion pictures, measurement distribution of droplets and crystallites in condensation and crystallization. The ebook isn't just an account of the established order in nucleation thought - during the publication there are many new effects in addition to extensions and generalisations of current ones.

By Ivan V. Markov

Textual content covers the basics of nucleation, crystal progress, and epitaxy. For graduate scholars and researchers in fabrics technology. DLC: Crystal progress.

By George H. Weiss

This number of self reliant articles describes a few mathematical difficulties lately constructed in statistical physics and theoretical chemistry. The e-book introduces and studies present examine on such issues as nonlinear platforms and coloured noise, stochastic resonance, percolation, the trapping challenge within the idea of random walks, and diffusive versions for chemical kinetics. a few of these themes have by no means earlier than been provided in expository ebook shape. utilized mathematicians could be brought to a few modern difficulties in statistical physics. moreover, a couple of unsolved difficulties presently attracting extensive examine efforts are defined.

By S. Wisniewski, B. Staniszewski, R. Szymanik

Textual content: English, Polish (translation)