Thermodynamics and statistical mechanics : an integrated approach / Robert J. Hardy and Christian Binek, Department of Physics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA.
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TextDescription: xiv, 518 pages illustrations, 25 cmISBN: 9781118501016 (cloth); 9781118501009 (pbk.)Subject(s): Thermodynamics -- Textbooks | Statistical mechanics -- TextbooksAdditional physical formats: Online version:: Thermodynamics and statistical mechanicsDDC classification: 536 LOC classification: QC311 | .H3273 2014| Item type | Current location | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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US-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Energy (USPCAS-E) | US-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Energy (USPCAS-E) | NFIC | 536 HAR-T 2014 (Browse shelf) | Available | CAS-E0000536 |
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First law of thermodynamics -- Properties and partial derivatives -- Processes in gases -- Phase transitions -- Reversible and irreversible processes -- The second law and carnot cycles -- Temperature scales and absolute zero -- State space and differentials -- Entropy -- Consequences of existence of entropy -- Thermodynamic potentials -- Phase transitions and open systems -- Dielectric and magnetic systems -- Molecular models -- Kinetic theory of gases -- Microscopic significance of entropy -- Ensembles -- Partition function -- Quantum systems -- Independent particles and paramagnetism -- Fluctuations and energy distributions -- Generalizations and diatomic gasesi -- Photons and phonons -- Grand canonical ensemble -- Fermions and bosons -- Fermi and bose gases -- Inter-particle interactions -- Computer simulations.
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