Principles of Thermodynamics

Inbunden, Engelska, 2013

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This text presents the conceptual and technical developments of the subject without unduly compromising on either the historical or logical perspective. It also covers the tremendous range of scientifically deep and technologically revolutionary applications of thermodynamics. The text explains how thermodynamics evolved from a few basic laws that were amazingly successful and with tremendous range, without even knowing about the atomic structure of matter or the laws governing the behavior of atoms.

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Utgivningsdatum:2013-10-02
Mått:156 x 235 x undefined mm
Vikt:635 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:352
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Inc
ISBN:9781466512085

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The BeginningsTemperature and ThermometryIdeal Gas LawsHeat and Specific HeatsSadi Carnot and the Motive Power of HeatSteam Engines and the Clapeyron EquationProblemsFirst Law—The E = Mc2 of ThermodynamicsThe Fall of the CaloricThe Path to the First LawThe First Law of ThermodynamicsSome Applications of the First LawProblemsSuggested Reading for This Book in GeneralThe Second and Third LawsPerpetuum MobilesThe Entropy Axiom: The First Part of the Second LawEntropy Axiom and Universality of Carnot CyclesHistorical Formulations of the Second LawSecond Law and IrreversibilityAn Absolute Scale of TemperatureApplications of the First and Second LawsThird Law of Thermodynamics - the Nemst-Planck PostulateProblemsCarnot Cycles - The Turing Machines of ThermodynamicsThe Gas Carnot CyclesThe Steam Carnot CycleThe Stirling EngineThe Otto CycleThe Brayton CycleCarnot Cycle with PhotonsProblemsSpecific Heats Magnificent BridgesA Brief HistoryVarieties of Specific HeatsSpecific Heats and the Third LawSpecific Heats and MicroscopicsSpecific Heats Herald Quantum Theory!ProblemsStructure of Thermodynamic TheoriesExtensive and Intensive Variables: GeneralThe Fundamental EquationsTrue Equations of StateMulticomponent SystemsEntropy of Mixing and the Gibbs ParadoxWorked-Out ExamplesAxiomatic Intensive Variables and EquilibriumProblemsThermodynamic Potentials and Maxwell RelationsThermodynamic PotentialsMaxwell's RelationsProblemsMagnetic SystemsIntroductionThermodynamic PotentialsProblemsDilute SolutionsGeneral ConsiderationsMixing RevisitedOsmotic PressureVapor Pressure and Boiling Point Point of SolutionsFreezing Point of Dilute SolutionsSalt Water Phase DiagramProblemsPhases and Their EquilibriaThe Gibbs Phase RulePhases of WaterPhases of CarbonHelium-3 Phase DiagramHelium-4 Phase DiagramQCD Phase DiagramSuperconducting Phase TransitionsHigh-Tc Superconductor Phase DiagramProblemsThe Clapeyron EquationClapeyron's Original TreatmentMore Modern ApproachesFreezing CurvesThe Clausius-Clapeyron ApproximationTemperature Dependence of Latent HeatsBoiling Points of Dilute SolutionsBreakdown of the Clapeyron EquationMagnetic Clapeyron EquationProblemsThe van der Waals EquationThermodynamic AspectsExistence of Phases in the vdW SystemNegative Pressures in vdW SystemsSurface TensionThermodynamics of Inhomogeneous SubstancesRevisiting the Bubble PressureProblemsThe Critical PointOverviewCritical Properties of Water:dataCritical Behaviour of van der Waals TheoryProblemsApproach to Absolute ZeroStandard Methods of RefrigerationHelium CryostatsDilution RefrigerationMagnetic CoolingPomeranchuk CoolingProblemsEntropy ConstantsGaseous ReactionsEntropy Constants for SolidsTwo Experimental Verifications of the Sackur-Tetrode FormulaThe Entropy Constants for Diatomic GasesProblemsSome Mathematical Aspects of ThermodynamicsIntroductionDifferentials and DerivativesJacobian Matrices and JacobiansDifferential Forms in ThermodynamicsReferencesSubject IndexName Index