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Author:   Michael J.R. Hoch
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   CRC Press
Edition:   2nd edition
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9780367461348

ISBN 10:   036746134
Pages:   326
Publication Date:   21 May 2021
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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PART I Classical Thermal Physics: The Microcanonical Ensemble Section IA Introduction to Classical Thermal Physics Concepts: The First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics Chapter 1 Introduction: Basic Concepts Chapter 2 Energy: The First Law Chapter 3 Entropy: The Second Law Section IB Microstates and the Statistical Interpretation of Entropy Chapter 4 Microstates for Large Systems Chapter 5 Entropy and Temperature: Microscopic Statistical Interpretation Chapter 6 Zero Kelvin and the Third Law Section IC Applications of Thermodynamics to Gases and Condensed Matter, Phase Transitions, and Critical Phenomena Chapter 7 Application of Thermodynamics to Gases: The Maxwell Relations Chapter 8 Applications of Thermodynamics to Condensed Matter Chapter 9 Phase Transitions and Critical Phenomena PART II Quantum Statistical Physics and Thermal Physics Applications Section IIA The Canonical and Grand Canonical Ensembles and Distributions Chapter 10 Ensembles and the Canonical Distribution Chapter 11 The Grand Canonical Distribution Section IIB Quantum Distribution Functions, Fermi–Dirac and Bose–Einstein Statistics, Photons, and Phonons Chapter 12 The Quantum Distribution Functions Chapter 13 Ideal Fermi Gas Chapter 14 Ideal Bose Gas Chapter 15 Photons and Phonons: The “Planck Gas” Section IIC The Classical Ideal Gas, Maxwell– Boltzmann Statistics, Nonideal Systems Chapter 16 The Classical Ideal Gas Chapter 17 Nonideal Systems Section IID The Density Matrix, Reactions and Related Processes, and Introduction to Irreversible Thermodynamics Chapter 18 The Density Matrix Chapter 19 Reactions and Related Processes Chapter 20 Introduction to Irreversible Thermodynamics

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Michael J.R. Hoch spent many years as a visiting scientist at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory at Florida State University, USA. Prior to this he was professor of physics and director of the Condensed Matter Physics Research Unit at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg where he is currently professor emeritus in the School of Physics.

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