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Record Nr.

UNINA9910857796103321

Autore

Elstner Marcus

Titolo

Introduction to Statistical Thermodynamics : A Molecular Perspective / / by Marcus Elstner, Qiang Cui, Maja Gruden

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2024

ISBN

3-031-54994-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 2024.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (0 pages)

Collana

Physical Chemistry in Action, , 2197-4357

Altri autori (Persone)

CuiQiang

GrudenMaja

Disciplina

541

Soggetti

Chemistry, Physical and theoretical

Thermodynamics

Quantum theory

Chemometrics

Physical Chemistry

Theoretical Chemistry

Quantum Physics

Mathematical Applications in Chemistry

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Part I Microscopic and Macroscopic Theories -- Why Statistical Thermodynamics? -- Energies of Molecules -- Dynamics of molecules -- The laws of thermodynamics -- Principle of maximum entropy -- Part II Fundamentals of Classical Statistical Thermodynamics -- The microscopic entropy -- The Boltzmann distribution -- The canonical distribution -- The canonical ensemble -- Non-interacting and interacting systems -- Part III Application of Classical Statistical Thermodynamics -- State sum (partition function) for non-interacting systems -- Application to ideal gases of polyatomic molecules -- Chemical equilibria and kinetics -- Application to solid bodies -- Application to 2-level systems: spin systems -- Spatial distributions -- Thermodynamics of Real Gases, Liquids and Polymers -- Part IV Quantum statistics and the electronic structure of molecules -- Quantum Statistics -- Electron densities and electron correlations --



Wave function based methods -- Density Functional Theory (DFT) -- Non-covalent interactions.

Sommario/riassunto

This textbook presents the fundamentals of statistical thermodynamics and electronic structure theory and focuses on introducing the central concepts of thermodynamics and their relation to microscopic theories in a conceptually clear and simple way. The emphasis is on the description of what is going on at the microscopic level, which allows readers to understand the various facets of entropy as the fundamental driving force of all material behaviors. An atomistic perspective is introduced from the beginning, highlighting the importance of molecular structure and microscopic degrees of freedom for understanding the thermodynamic properties of materials, such as heat capacity and magnetization. Because of their importance in various research fields, classical and quantum aspects are treated equally, allowing modern research topics to be addressed with molecular simulation and electronic structure theory. It is a valuable resource for undergraduate and graduate students in chemistry, physics, and materials science, and its modular structure makes it suitable for any reader.



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910146734503321

Titolo

3DPVT 2006 : Third International Symposium on 3D Data Processing, Visualization, and Transmission : June 14-16, 2006, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Place of publication not identified], : IEEE Computer Society, 2007

ISBN

9781509094387

1509094385

Disciplina

006.6/93

Soggetti

Three-dimensional imaging - Digital techniques

Image transmission - Data processing

Image processing

Visualization

Applied Physics

Engineering & Applied Sciences

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph