Statistical MechanicsUnlike most other texts on the subject, this clear, concise introduction to the theory of microscopic bodies treats the modern theory of critical phenomena. Provides up-to-date coverage of recent major advances, including a self-contained description of thermodynamics and the classical kinetic theory of gases, interesting applications such as superfluids and the quantum Hall effect, several current research applications, The last three chapters are devoted to the Landau-Wilson approach to critical phenomena. Many new problems and illustrations have been added to this edition. |
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... ideal gas is an important idealized thermodynamic system . Experimentally all gases behave in a universal way when they are suffi- ciently dilute . The ideal gas is an idealization of this limiting behavior . The parameters for an ideal ...
... ideal gas is an important idealized thermodynamic system . Experimentally all gases behave in a universal way when they are suffi- ciently dilute . The ideal gas is an idealization of this limiting behavior . The parameters for an ideal ...
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... ideal - gas temperature scale we may proceed as follows . Measure PV / Nk of an ideal gas at the temperature at which water boils and at which water freezes . Plot these two points and draw a straight line through them , as shown in Fig ...
... ideal - gas temperature scale we may proceed as follows . Measure PV / Nk of an ideal gas at the temperature at which water boils and at which water freezes . Plot these two points and draw a straight line through them , as shown in Fig ...
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Kerson Huang. Thermometer Ti Gas Vacuum T2 = T1 Gas Gas Before Water bath Gas occupies volume V1 . After Gas occupies ... ideal gas into a vacuum . The initial and final situations are illustrated in Fig . 1.3 . Experimental Finding . T1 ...
Kerson Huang. Thermometer Ti Gas Vacuum T2 = T1 Gas Gas Before Water bath Gas occupies volume V1 . After Gas occupies ... ideal gas into a vacuum . The initial and final situations are illustrated in Fig . 1.3 . Experimental Finding . T1 ...
Contents
THE LAWS OF THERMODYNAMICS | 3 |
SOME APPLICATIONS OF THERMODYNAMICS | 33 |
THE PROBLEM OF KINETIC THEORY | 55 |
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