02363nam0-2200313 --450 991040235860332120200629095248.09789813222687(hardcover ;alk. paper)20200629d2019--------kmuy0itay5050----baengUSPrinciples of classical thermodynamicsapplied to materials science /Didier de Fontaine (University of California, Berkeley, USA)Singapore ;Hackensack, NJ :World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.,[2019]©2019XIV, 375 p.ill.24 cmIncludes bibliographical references and index.Basic thermodynamics: Thermo systems; Fundamental laws (caratheodory treatment); Thermo equilibria; Ideal cases; One-component equilibrium; Solutions -- Derived topics: Introduction to statistical mechanics; Phase diagrams; Glass transformation; Chemical reactions; Point defect equilibrium; Interfaces; Phase stability; Spinodal concept; Nucleation and growth; Summary and conclusion."The aim of this book is to present Classical Thermodynamics in a unified way, from the most fundamental principles to non-uniform systems, thereby requiring the introduction of coarse graining methods, leading for instance to phase field methods. Solutions thermodynamics and temperature-concentration phase diagrams are covered, plus also a brief introduction to statistical thermodynamics and topological disorder. The Landau theory is included along with a general treatment of multicomponent instabilities in various types of thermodynamic applications, including phase separation and order-disorder transitions. Nucleation theory and spinodal decomposition are presented as extreme cases of a single approach involving the all-important role of fluctuations. In this way, it is hoped that this coverage will reconcile in a unified manner techniques generally presented separately in physics and materials texts"--Provided by publisher.ThermodynamicsMaterials science536/.7De Fontaine,Didier1931-786334ITUNINARICAUNIMARCBK991040235860332113 SC I P 632852 / 2020FINBCFINBCPrinciples of classical thermodynamics1750974UNINA