Thermal physics / Ralph Baierlein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baierlein, Ralph, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Thermodynamics.

Entropy.

Statistical mechanics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 442 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Clear and reader-friendly, this is an ideal textbook for students seeking an introduction to thermal physics. Written by an experienced teacher and extensively class-tested, Thermal Physics provides a comprehensive grounding in thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, and kinetic theory. A key feature of this text is its readily accessible introductory chapters, which begin with a review of fundamental ideas. Entropy, conceived microscopically and statistically, and the Second Law of Thermodynamics are introduced early in the book. Throughout, topics are built on a conceptual foundation of four linked elements: entropy and the Second Law, the canonical probability distribution, the partition function, and the chemical potential. As well as providing a solid preparation in the basics of the subject, the text goes on to explain exciting recent developments such as Bose-Einstein condensation and critical phenomena. Key equations are highlighted throughout, and each chapter contains a summary of essential ideas and an extensive set of problems of varying degrees of difficulty. A free solutions manual is available for instructors (ISBN 0521 658608). Thermal Physics is suitable for both undergraduates and graduates in physics and astronomy.

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 Background; 1.1 Heating and temperature; 1.2 Some dilute gas relationships; 1.3 The First Law of Thermodynamics; 1.4 Heat capacity; 1.5 An adiabatic process; 1.6 The meaning of words; 1.7 Essentials; Further reading; Problems; 2 The Second Law of Thermodynamics; 2.1 Multiplicity; 2.2 The Second Law of Thermodynamics; 2.3 The power of the Second Law; 2.4 Connecting multiplicity and energy transfer by heating; 2.5 Some examples; 2.6 Generalization; 2.7 Entropy and disorder; 2.8 Essentials; Further reading; Problems; 3 Entropy and Efficiency

5.5 The energy range [delta]E5.6 The ideal gas, treated semi-classically; 5.7 Theoretical threads; 5.8 Essentials; Further reading; Problems; 6 Photons and Phonons; 6.1 The big picture; 6.2 Electromagnetic waves and photons; 6.3 Radiative flux; 6.4 Entropy and evolution (optional); 6.5 Sound waves and phonons; 6.6 Essentials; Further reading; Problems; 7 The Chemical Potential; 7.1 Discovering the chemical potential; 7.2 Minimum free energy; 7.3 A lemma for computing μ; 7.4 Adsorption; 7.5 Essentials; Further reading; Problems; 8 The Quantum Ideal Gas

8.1 Coping with many particles all at once8.2 Occupation numbers; 8.3 Estimating the occupation numbers; 8.4 Limits: classical and semi-classical; 8.5 The nearly classical ideal gas (optional); 8.6 Essentials; Further reading; Problems; 9 Fermions and Bosons at Low Temperature; 9.1 Fermions at low temperature; 9.2 Pauli paramagnetism (optional); 9.3 White dwarf stars (optional); 9.4 Bose-Einstein condensation: theory; 9.5 Bose-Einstein condensation: experiments; 9.6 A graphical comparison; 9.7 Essentials; Further reading; Problems; 10 The Free Energies; 10.1 Generalities about an open system

10.2 Helmholtz free energy10.3 More on understanding the chemical potential; 10.4 Gibbs free energy; 10.5 The minimum property; 10.6 Why the phrase ""free energy""?; 10.7 Miscellany; 10.8 Essentials; Further reading; Problems; 11 Chemical Equilibrium; 11.1 The kinetic view; 11.2 A consequence of minimum free energy; 11.3 The diatomic molecule; 11.4 Thermal ionization; 11.5 Another facet of chemical equilibrium; 11.6 Creation and annihilation; 11.7 Essentials; Further reading; Problems; 12 Phase Equilibrium; 12.1 Phase diagram; 12.2 Latent heat; 12.3 Conditions for coexistence

12.4 Gibbs-Duhem relation

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

ISBN:

9781316084960

1316084965

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9781139641241

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9780511840227

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