Elements of Classical Thermodynamics:For Advanced Students of Physics
Elements of Classical Thermodynamics:For Advanced Students of Physics

Author: A. B. Pippard

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1964

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 9780521091015

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The laws of thermodynamics are amongst the most assured and wide-ranging of all scientific laws. They do not pretend to explain any observation in molecular terms but, by showing the necessary relationships between different physical properties, they reduce otherwise disconnected results to compact order, and predict new effects. This classic title, first published in 1957, is a systematic exposition of principles, with examples of applications, especially to changes of places and the conditions for stability. In all this entropy is a key concept.

Principles Of Classical Thermodynamics: Applied To Materials Science
Principles Of Classical Thermodynamics: Applied To Materials Science

Author: Didier De Fontaine

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2019-06-04

Total Pages: 390

ISBN-13: 9813222700

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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.

Fundamentals of Classical Thermodynamics
Fundamentals of Classical Thermodynamics

Author: Gordon J. Van Wylen

Publisher:

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 776

ISBN-13:

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A revision of the best-selling introduction to classical thermodynamics written for undergraduate engineering students. Developed from first principles, the text goes on to include a variety of modern applications. Combines English and SI units, provides excellent examples and homework problems, introduces a formal technique for organizing the analysis and solution of problems, and allows for flexibility in the amount of coverage of advanced topics.