Thermal physics /

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Baierlein, Ralph (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999.
Temas:
Thermodynamics.
Entropy.
Statistical mechanics.
Thermodynamics
Thermodynamique.
Entropie.
Mécanique statistique.
thermodynamics.
entropy.
SCIENCE > Mechanics > Thermodynamics.
Entropy
Statistical mechanics
Thermodynamik
Thermodynamica.
Termodinamica.
Mécanique analytique.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Background
  • 2. Second Law of Thermodynamics
  • 3. Entropy and Efficiency
  • 4. Entropy in Quantum Theory
  • 5. Canonical Probability Distribution
  • 6. Photons and Phonons
  • 7. Chemical Potential
  • 8. Quantum Ideal Gas
  • 9. Fermions and Bosons at Low Temperature
  • 10. Free Energies
  • 11. Chemical Equilibrium
  • 12. Phase Equilibrium
  • 13. Classical Limit
  • 14. Approaching Zero
  • 15. Transport Processes
  • 16. Critical Phenomena
  • Appendix A. Physical and Mathematical Data
  • Appendix B. Examples of Estimating Occupation Numbers
  • Appendix C. Framework of Probability Theory
  • Appendix D. Qualitative Perspectives on the van der Waals Equation.

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