An Introduction to stochastic processes in physics [[electronic resource] ] : containing "On the theory of Brownian motion" by Paul Langevin, translated by Anthony Gythiel / / Don S. Lemons |
Autore | Lemons Don S (Don Stephen), <1949-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (124 p.) |
Disciplina | 530.15/923 |
Altri autori (Persone) | LangevinPaul <1872-1946.> |
Soggetto topico |
Stochastic processes
Mathematical physics |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-8018-7638-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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An introduction to stochastic processes in physics [[electronic resource] ] : containing "on the theory of Brownian motion" by Paul Langevin, translated by Anthony Gythiel / / Don S. Lemons |
Autore | Lemons Don S (Don Stephen), <1949-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (124 p.) |
Disciplina | 530.15/923 |
Altri autori (Persone) | LangevinPaul <1872-1946.> |
Soggetto topico |
Stochastic processes
Mathematical physics |
ISBN | 0-8018-7638-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780190503321 |
Lemons Don S (Don Stephen), <1949->
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Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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An Introduction to stochastic processes in physics : containing "On the theory of Brownian motion" by Paul Langevin, translated by Anthony Gythiel / / Don S. Lemons |
Autore | Lemons Don S (Don Stephen), <1949-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (124 p.) |
Disciplina | 530.15/923 |
Altri autori (Persone) | LangevinPaul <1872-1946.> |
Soggetto topico |
Stochastic processes
Mathematical physics |
ISBN | 0-8018-7638-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Intro -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- CHAPTER 1 Random Variables -- CHAPTER 2 Expected Values -- CHAPTER 3 Random Steps -- CHAPTER 4 Continuous Random Variables -- CHAPTER 5 Normal Variable Theorems -- CHAPTER 6 Einstein's Brownian Motion -- CHAPTER 7 Ornstein-Uhlenbeck Processes -- CHAPTER 8 Langevin's Brownian Motion -- CHAPTER 9 Other Physical Processes -- CHAPTER 10 Fluctuations without Dissipation -- References -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910821736003321 |
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Mere thermodynamics / / Don S. Lemons |
Autore | Lemons Don S (Don Stephen), <1949-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (222 p.) |
Disciplina | 536/.7 |
Soggetto topico | Thermodynamics |
ISBN | 0-8018-9681-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""1. Definitions""; ""1.1. Thermodynamics""; ""1.2. System""; ""1.3. Boundary, Environment, and Interactions""; ""1.4. States and State Variables""; ""1.5. Equations of State""; ""1.6. Work""; ""1.7. Heat""; ""Problems""; ""2. Equilibrium""; ""2.1. Equilibrium""; ""2.2. Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics""; ""2.3. Empirical Temperature""; ""2.4. Traditional Temperature Scales""; ""2.5. Equilibrium Processes""; ""Problems""; ""3. Heat""; ""3.1. Quantifying Heat""; ""3.2. Calorimetry""; ""3.3. What is Heat?""; ""Problems""; ""4. The First Law""; ""4.1. Count Rumford""
""4.2. Joule's Experiments""""4.3. The First Law of Thermodynamics""; ""4.4. Thermodynamic Cycles""; ""4.5. Cycle Adjustment""; ""Problems""; ""5. The Second Law""; ""5.1. Sadi Carnot""; ""5.2. Statements of the Second Law""; ""5.3. Equivalence and Inequivalence""; ""5.4. Reversible Heat Engines""; ""5.5. Refrigerators and Heat Pumps""; ""Problems""; ""6. The First and Second Laws""; ""6.1. Rudolph Clausius""; ""6.2. Thermodynamic Temperature""; ""6.3. Clausius's Theorem""; ""Problems""; ""7. Entropy""; ""7.1. The Meaning of Reversibility""; ""7.2. Entropy"" ""7.3. Entropy Generation in Irreversible Processes""""7.4. The Entropy Generator""; ""7.5. Entropy Corollaries""; ""7.6. Thermodynamic Arrow of Time""; ""Problems""; ""8. Fluid Variables""; ""8.1. What Is a Fluid?""; ""8.2. Reversible Work""; ""8.3. Fundamental Constraint""; ""8.4. Enthalpy""; ""8.5. Helmholtz and Gibbs Free Energies""; ""8.6. Partial Derivative Rules""; ""8.7. Thermodynamic Coefficients""; ""8.8. Heat Capacities""; ""Problems""; ""9. Simple Fluid Systems""; ""9.1. The Ideal Gas""; ""9.2. Room-Temperature Elastic Solid""; ""9.3. Cavity Radiation""; ""Problems"" ""10. Nonfluid Systems""""10.1. Nonfluid Variables""; ""10.2. The Theoretician's Rubber Band""; ""10.3. Paramagnetism""; ""10.4. Surfaces""; ""10.5. Chemical Potential""; ""10.6. Multivariate Systems""; ""Problems""; ""11. Equilibrium and Stability""; ""11.1. Mechanical and Thermal Systems""; ""11.2. Principle of Maximum Entropy""; ""11.3. Other Stability Criteria""; ""11.4. Intrinsic Stability of a Fluid""; ""Problems""; ""12. Two-Phase Systems""; ""12.1. Phase Diagrams""; ""12.2. Van der Waals Equation of State""; ""12.3. Two-Phase Transition""; ""12.4. Maxwell Construction"" ""12.5. Clausius-Clapeyron Equation""""12.6. Critical Point""; ""Problems""; ""13. The Third Law""; ""13.1. The Principle of Thomsen and Berthelot""; ""13.2. Entropy Change""; ""13.3. Unattainability""; ""13.4. Absolute Entropy""; ""Problem""; ""Appendixes""; ""A: Physical Constants and Standard Definitions""; ""B: Catalog of 21 Simple Cycles""; ""C: Glossary of Terms""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""H""; ""I""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""V""; ""D: Selected Worked Problems""; ""E: Answers to Problems""; ""Annotated Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""A"" ""B"" |
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