Overview
This is a completely revised and rewritten edition of a book originally published 25 years ago. While the general content, layout, and style of this edition follow that of the original, the book now reflects the enormous expansion of theoretical and experimental research that has taken place over the past quarter of a century. The book is an introductory rather than a specialist work. It aims to cover the simpler and more basic parts of this vast topic, while preserving a balance between different areas. The author breaks the subject down by liquid state topic rather than by class of liquid, so that all classes can fall under each topic. The author takes a simple atomic view of liquids, concentrating on the pair distribution and pair potential functions, illustrating how properties can be calculated from first principles and the results compared with experiment. The experimental techniques used involve scattering both for equilibrium and dynamic measurements, and considerable attention is devoted to this aspect. The book is aimed at first year graduate students of physics and those who have taken undergraduate courses in mathematics and statistical thermodynamics. This edition also includes sets of exercises for the student.
Full Product Details
Author: P. A. Egelstaff (Professor Emeritus, Department of Physics, Professor Emeritus, Department of Physics, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Clarendon Press
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Volume: 7
Dimensions:
Width: 15.70cm
, Height: 2.20cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.614kg
ISBN: 9780198517504
ISBN 10: 0198517505
Pages: 406
Publication Date: 26 May 1994
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
A wonderful book. . . . simplifies greatly the work of the teacher. . . . the discussion and derivations presented are explicit enough that a student reading the text on his own would be able to make the mathematical steps without extensive coaching, something which is rare in advanced topics books in general. -- Physics in Canada<br> The author should be congratulated on producing a thorough and readable introduction to the subject of the liquid state that is comprehensive enough to cover the major theoretical and experimental advances in this field and yet short enough to be read in its entirety and also reasonably affordable....Reflects the insight and intuition which the author himself has brought to this work over his distinguished career. --Foundations of Physics<br>
A wonderful book. . . . simplifies greatly the work of the teacher. . . . the discussion and derivations presented are explicit enough that a student reading the text on his own would be able to make the mathematical steps without extensive coaching, something which is rare in advanced topics books in general. -- Physics in Canada The author should be congratulated on producing a thorough and readable introduction to the subject of the liquid state that is comprehensive enough to cover the major theoretical and experimental advances in this field and yet short enough to be read in its entirety and also reasonably affordable....Reflects the insight and intuition which the author himself has brought to this work over his distinguished career. --Foundations of Physics
<br> A wonderful book. . . . simplifies greatly the work of the teacher. . . . the discussion and derivations presented are explicit enough that a student reading the text on his own would be able to make the mathematical steps without extensive coaching, something which is rare in advanced topics books in general. -- Physics in Canada<br> The author should be congratulated on producing a thorough and readable introduction to the subject of the liquid state that is comprehensive enough to cover the major theoretical and experimental advances in this field and yet short enough to be read in its entirety and also reasonably affordable....Reflects the insight and intuition which the author himself has brought to this work over his distinguished career. --Foundations of Physics<br>
