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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452012603321

Autore

Blundell Stephen <1967->

Titolo

Concepts in thermal physics [[electronic resource] /] / Stephen J. Blundell and Katherine M. Blundell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2006

ISBN

1-281-16025-3

9786611160258

0-19-152440-9

1-4356-0972-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (483 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BlundellKatherine M

Disciplina

536

Soggetti

Heat

Statistical mechanics

Thermodynamics

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; I: Preliminaries; II: Kinetic theory of gases; III: Transport and thermal diffusion; IV: The first law; V: The second law; VI: Thermodynamics in action; VII: Statistical mechanics; VIII: Beyond the ideal gas; IX: Special topics; A: Fundamental constants; B: Useful formulae; C: Useful mathematics; D: The electromagnetic spectrum; E: Some thermodynamical definitions; F: Thermodynamic expansion formulae; G: Reduced mass; H: Glossary of main symbols; I: Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This modern introduction to thermal physics contains a step-by-step presentation of the key concepts. The text is copiously illustrated and each chapter contains several worked examples. - ;An understanding of thermal physics is crucial to much of modern physics, chemistry and engineering. This book provides a modern introduction to the main principles that are foundational to thermal physics, thermodynamics, and statistical mechanics. The key concepts are carefully presented in a clear way, and new ideas are illustrated with copious worked examples as well as a description of the historical b