An introduction to thermal physics / Daniel V. Schroeder.
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TextPublisher: San Francisco, CA : Addison Wesley Longman, c2000Copyright date: c2000Description: x, 422 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
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- 0321277791
- 21 536.7 S.D.I
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 397-405) and index.
I. FUNDAMENTALS. 1. Energy in Thermal Physics. 2. The Second Law. 3. Interactions and Implications. II. THERMODYNAMICS. 4. Engines and Refrigerators. 5. Free Energy and Chemical Thermodynamics. III. STATISTICAL MECHANICS. 6. Boltzmann Statistics. 7. Quantum Statistics. 8. Systems of Interacting Particles. Appendix A. Elements of Quantum Mechanics. Appendix B. Mathematical Results. Reference Data. Suggested Reading.
This text provides a balanced, well-organized treatment of thermodynamics and statistical mechanics, making thermal physics interesting and accessible to anyone who has completed a year of calculus-based introductory physics
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