Daniel V. Schroeder (Professor of Physics, Professor of Physics, We

An Introduction to Thermal Physics

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This is a textbook for the standard undergraduate-level course in thermal physics. The book explores applications to engineering, chemistry, biology, geology, atmospheric science, astrophysics, cosmology, and everyday life.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 448
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Januar 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 195mm x 253mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 1118g
• ISBN-13: 9780192895547
• ISBN-10: 0192895540
• Artikelnr.: 60354622

Autorenporträt

Daniel V. Schroeder is Professor of Physics at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah, USA. He earned his PhD in Physics at Stanford University, then taught briefly at Pomona College and Grinnell College before coming to Weber State in 1993. He is the coauthor, with Michael E. Peskin, of An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory. From 2012 through 2016 he served as Associate Editor of the American Journal of Physics.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Part I: Fundamentals
1: Energy in Thermal Physics
2: The Second Law
3: Interactions and Implications
Part II: Thermodynamics
4: Engines and Refrigerators
5: Free Energy and Chemical Thermodynamics
Part III: Statistical Mechanics
6: Boltzmann Statistics
7: Quantum Statistics
8: Systems of Interacting Particles
Appendix A: Elements of Quantum Mechanics
Appendix B: Mathematical Results
Suggested Reading
Reference Data
Index