The kinetic theory of gases : an anthology of classic papers with historical commentary / by Stephen G Brush ; edited by Nancy S Hall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brush, Stephen G.

Contributor:

Hall, Nancy S.

Series:

History of modern physical sciences ; v. 1.

History of modern physical sciences ; 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kinetic theory of gases--History.

Kinetic theory of gases.

Statistical mechanics--History.

Statistical mechanics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (664 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : Imperial College Press ; River Edge, NJ : Distributed by World Scientific Pub., C2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book introduces physics students and teachers to the historical development of the kinetic theory of gases, by providing a collection of the most important contributions by Clausius, Maxwell and Boltzmann, with introductory surveys explaining their significance. In addition, extracts from the works of Boyle, Newton, Mayer, Joule, Helmholtz, Kelvin and others show the historical context of ideas about gases, energy and irreversibility. In addition to five thematic essays connecting the classical kinetic theory with 20th century topics such as indeterminism and interatomic forces, there is

Contents:

CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; PART I The Nature of Gases and of Heat ; Introduction ; Bibliography ; 1. The Spring of the Air (from New Experimentas Physical-Mechanical etc. 1660) ; 2. The Repulsion Theory (from Philoso-phiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica 1687)

3. On the Properties and Motions of Elastic Fluids especially Air (from Hydrodynamica 1738) 4. The Existence of Fire (from The Economy of Nature 1798) ; 5. The Forces of Inorganic Nature (from Annalen der Chemie und Pharmacie 1842)

6. On Matter Living Force and Heat (from the Manchester Courier 1847) 7. The Conservation of Force (from Ueber die Erhaltung der Kraft 1847) ; 8. The Nature of the Motion which We Call Heat (from Annalen der Physik 1857)

9. On the Mean Length of the Paths Described by the Separate Molecules of Gaseous Bodies (from Annalen der Physik 1858) 10. Illustrations of the Dynamical Theory of Gases (from Philosophical Magazine 1858)

11. On a Mechanical Theorem Applicable to Heat (from Sitzungsberichte der Niedderrheinischen Gesellschaft Bonn 1870) PART II Irreversible Processes ; Introduction ; Bibliography ; 1. On the Dynamical Theory of Gases (from Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London for 1866)

2. Further Studies on the Thermal Equilibrium of Gas Molecules (from Sitzungsberichte der kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften Vienna 1872)

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611865948

9781281865946

128186594X

9781848161337

1848161336

OCLC:

879023483