Concepts in thermal physics /
Blundell, Stephen, 1967-
Concepts in thermal physics / Stephen J. Blundell and Katherine M. Blundell - 2nd ed. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010. - xviii, 493 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Previous edition: 2006
Includes bibliographical references (pages [485]-487) and index.
1. Introduction -- 2. Heat -- 3. Probability -- 4. Temperature and the Boltzmann factor -- 5. Maxwell-Boltzman n distribution -- 6. Pressure -- 7. Molecular effusion -- 8. Mean free path and collisions -- 9. Transport properties in gases -- 10. Thermal diffusion equation -- 11. Energy -- 12. Isothermal and adiabatic processes -- 13. Heat engines and the second law -- 14. Entropy -- 15. Information theory -- 16. Thermodynamic potentials -- 17. Rods, bubbles, and magnets -- 18. Third law -- 19. Equipartition of energy -- 20. Partition function -- 21. Statistical mechanics of an ideal gas -- 22. Chemical potential -- 23. Photons -- 24. Phonons -- 25. Relativistic gases -- 26. Real gases -- 27. Cooling real gases -- 28. Phase transitions -- 29. Bose-Einstein and Fermi-Dirac distributions -- 30. Quantum gases and condensates -- 31. Sound waves -- 32. Shock waves -- 33. Brownian motion and fluctuations -- 34. Non-equilibrium thermodynamics -- 35. Stars -- 36. Compact objects -- 37. Earth's atmosphere -- A. Fundamental constants -- B. Useful formulae -- C. Useful mathematics -- D. electromagnetic spectrum -- E. Some thermodynamical definitions -- F. Thermodynamic expansion formulae -- G. Reduced mass -- H. Glossary of main symbols
This text provides a modern introduction to the main principles of thermal physics, thermodynamics and statistical mechanics. The key concepts are presented and new ideas are illustrated with worked examples as well as description of the historical background to their discovery
9780199562107
2009517087
GBA978583 bnb GBA978583 dnb
Thermodynamics.
Heat.
QC 254.2 / .B628 2010
Concepts in thermal physics / Stephen J. Blundell and Katherine M. Blundell - 2nd ed. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010. - xviii, 493 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Previous edition: 2006
Includes bibliographical references (pages [485]-487) and index.
1. Introduction -- 2. Heat -- 3. Probability -- 4. Temperature and the Boltzmann factor -- 5. Maxwell-Boltzman n distribution -- 6. Pressure -- 7. Molecular effusion -- 8. Mean free path and collisions -- 9. Transport properties in gases -- 10. Thermal diffusion equation -- 11. Energy -- 12. Isothermal and adiabatic processes -- 13. Heat engines and the second law -- 14. Entropy -- 15. Information theory -- 16. Thermodynamic potentials -- 17. Rods, bubbles, and magnets -- 18. Third law -- 19. Equipartition of energy -- 20. Partition function -- 21. Statistical mechanics of an ideal gas -- 22. Chemical potential -- 23. Photons -- 24. Phonons -- 25. Relativistic gases -- 26. Real gases -- 27. Cooling real gases -- 28. Phase transitions -- 29. Bose-Einstein and Fermi-Dirac distributions -- 30. Quantum gases and condensates -- 31. Sound waves -- 32. Shock waves -- 33. Brownian motion and fluctuations -- 34. Non-equilibrium thermodynamics -- 35. Stars -- 36. Compact objects -- 37. Earth's atmosphere -- A. Fundamental constants -- B. Useful formulae -- C. Useful mathematics -- D. electromagnetic spectrum -- E. Some thermodynamical definitions -- F. Thermodynamic expansion formulae -- G. Reduced mass -- H. Glossary of main symbols
This text provides a modern introduction to the main principles of thermal physics, thermodynamics and statistical mechanics. The key concepts are presented and new ideas are illustrated with worked examples as well as description of the historical background to their discovery
9780199562107
2009517087
GBA978583 bnb GBA978583 dnb
Thermodynamics.
Heat.
QC 254.2 / .B628 2010