\ Robert J. Hardy and Christian Binek, Department of Physics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
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Chichester, West Sussex
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
, 2014
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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xiv, 518 pages
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:illustrations
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Index
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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.