Thermodynamics : Fundamental Principles and Applications / by Antonio Saggion, Rossella Faraldo, Matteo Pierno.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Saggion, Antonio, author.

Faraldo, Rossella, author.

Pierno, Matteo, author.

Contributor:

SpringerLink (Online service)

Series:

Physics and Astronomy (Springer-11651)

UNITEXT for physics 2198-7882

UNITEXT for Physics, 2198-7882

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Thermodynamics.

Chemistry, Physical and theoretical.

Heat engineering.

Heat--Transmission.

Heat.

Mass transfer.

Low temperatures.

Phase transformations (Statistical physics).

Computational complexity.

Physical Chemistry.

Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer.

Low Temperature Physics.

Phase Transitions and Multiphase Systems.

Complexity.

Local Subjects:

Thermodynamics.

Physical Chemistry.

Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer.

Low Temperature Physics.

Phase Transitions and Multiphase Systems.

Complexity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XXVII, 432 pages) : 43 illustrations, 31 illustrations in color.

Edition:

First edition 2019.

Contained In:

Springer eBooks

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.

System Details:

text file PDF

Summary:

This book offers a comprehensive overview of thermodynamics. It is divided into four parts, the first of which equips readers with a deeper understanding of the fundamental principles of thermodynamics of equilibrium states and of their evolution. The second part applies these principles to a series of generalized situations, presenting applications that are of interest both in their own right and in terms of demonstrating how thermodynamics, as a theory of principle, relates to different fields. In turn, the third part focuses on non-equilibrium configurations and the dynamics of natural processes. It discusses both discontinuous and continuous systems, highlighting the interference among non-equilibrium processes, and the nature of stationary states and of fluctuations in isolated systems. Lastly, part four introduces the relation between physics and information theory, which constitutes a new frontier in fundamental research. The book includes step-by-step exercises, with solutions, to help readers to gain a fuller understanding of the subjects, and also features a series of appendices providing useful mathematical formulae. Reflecting the content of modern university courses on thermodynamics, it is a valuable resource for students and young scientists in the fields of physics, chemistry, and engineering.

Contents:

I. FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES

1. The macroscopic observer

2. The concept of empirical temperature

3. The first Principle of Thermodynamics

4. The second Principle of Thermodynamics

5. Efficiency of thermal engines

6. The Fundamental Relation and the thermodynamic potentials

7. Maxwell Relations

II. APPLICATIONS

8. One component Systems

9. van der Waals equation

10.Phase transitions

11.Surface Systems

12.Electrostatic Fields

13.Magnetic Fields

4.Thermodynamics of radiation

15.Osmotic phenomena and complex fluids

16.Low temperatures

III. IRREVERSIBLE PROCESSES

17.Irreversible processes

18.Thermodynamics of continua

IV. BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bibliography

V. ANALYTICAL LIST

VI. APPENDIXES

A. Appendix 1. Two useful mathematical relations

B. Appendix 2. The pressure exerted by a particle gas

C. Appendix 3. M. Planck and the problem of black-body radiation

D. Appendix 4. Thermodynamics and Information.

Other Format:

Printed edition:

ISBN:

978-3-030-26976-0

9783030269760

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