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OverviewThis textbook addresses the key questions in both classical thermodynamics and statistical thermodynamics: Why are the thermodynamic properties of a nano-sized system different from those of a macroscopic system of the same substance? Why and how is entropy defined in thermodynamics, and how is the entropy change calculated when dissipative heat is involved? What is an ensemble and why is its theory so successful?Translated from a highly successful Chinese book, this expanded English edition contains many updated sections and several new ones. They include the introduction of the grand canonical ensemble, the grand partition function and its application to ideal quantum gases, a discussion of the mean field theory of the Ising model and the phenomenon of ferromagnetism, as well as a more detailed discussion of ideal quantum gases near T = 0, for both Fermi and Bose gases. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Yi-chen Cheng (Nat'l Taiwan Univ, Taiwan)Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Imprint: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Edition: Expanded ed Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.803kg ISBN: 9789812566638ISBN 10: 9812566635 Pages: 456 Publication Date: 10 August 2006 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock ![]() The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsHeat and the First Law; Entropy and the Second Law; Microscopic Interpretation of Entropy; Consequences of the First and Second Laws; Thermodynamic Potentials; Cooling and the Third Law; Phase Equilibrium and Binary Mixtures; Applications of Thermodynamics; The Kinetic Theory of Gases; Statistical Thermodynamics; Application to Simple Systems; Ideal Quantum Gases.ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |