An introduction to thermal physics /

Thermal physics deals with collections of large numbers of particles - typically 10 to the 23rd power or so. Examples include the air in a balloon, the water in a lake, the electrons in a chunk of metal, and the photons given off by the sun. We can't possibly follow every detail of the motions...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Schroeder, Daniel V.
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford, England ; New York, New York : Oxford University Press, [2021]
Zusammenfassung:
Thermal physics deals with collections of large numbers of particles - typically 10 to the 23rd power or so. Examples include the air in a balloon, the water in a lake, the electrons in a chunk of metal, and the photons given off by the sun. We can't possibly follow every detail of the motions of so many particles. So in thermal physics we assume that these motions are random, and we use the laws of probability to predict how the material as a whole ought to behave. Alternatively, we can measure the bulk properties of a material, and from these infer something about the particles it is made of. This book will give you a working understanding of thermal physics, assuming that you have already studied introductory physics and calculus. You will learn to apply the general laws of energy and entropy to engines, refrigerators, chemical reactions, phase transformations, and mixtures.
Umfang:
1 online resource (xii, 422 pages) : illustrations (black and white)
Anmerkungen:
Previously issued in print: San Francisco: Addison Wesley Longman, 1999.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographic references and index.
ISBN:
9780192648105
0192648101
9780191915000
0191915009
Schlagworte:
Thermodynamics.
Statistical mechanics.
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