Thermodynamics & An Intro. To Thermostatistics (Paperback)

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About the Book :

It is 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. Thermo statistics is incorporated into the text without eclipsing macroscopic thermodynamics, and is integrated into the conceptual framework of physical theory.

Contents :

Part I General Principles Of Classical ThermodynamicsThe Problem and the PostulatesThe Conditions of EquilibriumSome Formal Relationships, and Sample SystemsReversible Processes and the Maximum Work TheoremAlternative Formulations and Legendre TransformationsThe Extremum Principle in the Legendre Transformed RepresentationsMaxwell RelationsStability of Thermodynamic SystemsFirst-Order Phase TransitionsCritical PhenomenaThe Nernst PostulateSummary of Principles for General SystemsProperties of MaterialsIrreversible ThermodynamicsPart II Statistical MechanicsStatistical Mechanics in the Entropy Representation: The Microanonical FormalismThe Canonical Formalism;Statistical Mechanics in Helmholtz RepresentationEntropy and Disorder;Generalized Canonical FormulationsQuantum FluidsFluctuationsVariational Properties, Perturbation Expansions, and Mean Field TheoryPart III FoundationsPostlude: Symmetry and the Conceptual Foundations of ThermostatisticsAppendicesGeneral ReferencesIndex

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