A Concise Introduction To Thermodynamics For Physicists

Author : Patricia Faisca
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1000630064
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Concise Introduction to Thermodynamics for Physicists written by Patricia Faisca and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2022-09-21 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This introductory textbook provides a synthetic overview of the laws and formal aspects of thermodynamics and was designed for undergraduate students in physics, and in the physical sciences. Language and notation have been kept as simple as possible throughout the text. While this is a self-contained text on thermodynamics (i.e. focused on macroscopic physics), emphasis is placed on the microscopic underlying model to facilitate the understanding of key concepts such as entropy, and motivate a future course on statistical physics. This book will equip the reader with an understanding of the scope of this discipline and of its applications to a variety of physical systems Throughout the text readers are continuously challenged with conceptual questions that prompt reflection and facilitate the understanding of subtle issues. Each chapter ends by presenting worked problems to support and motivate self-study, in addition to a series of proposed exercises whose solutions are available as supplementary material. Features Pedagogically designed, including illustrations, keyword definitions, highlights, summaries of key ideas and concepts, and boxes with additional topics that complement the materials presented in the main text. Presents active reading strategies, such as conceptual problems, discussion questions, worked examples with comments, end of chapter problems, and further reading to stimulate engagement with the text. Guides the reader with ease through a difficult subject by providing extra help whenever needed to overcome the more demanding technical and conceptual aspects. Solutions Manual available upon qualifying course adoption.

Author : Daniel V. Schroeder
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0192895540
Total Pages : 435 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to Thermal Physics written by Daniel V. Schroeder and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2021-01-05 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : S. R. De Groot
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486153509
Total Pages : 532 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics written by S. R. De Groot and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-01-23 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Classic monograph treats irreversible processes and phenomena of thermodynamics: non-equilibrium thermodynamics. Covers statistical foundations and applications with chapters on fluctuation theory, theory of stochastic processes, kinetic theory of gases, more.

Author : R. Stephen Berry
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300238789
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Three Laws of Nature written by R. Stephen Berry and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2019-01-01 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A short and entertaining introduction to thermodynamics that uses real-world examples to explain accessibly an important but subtle scientific theory A romantic description of the second law of thermodynamics is that the universe becomes increasingly disordered. But what does that actually mean? Starting with an overview of the three laws of thermodynamics, MacArthur "genius grant" winner R. Stephen Berry explains in this short book the fundamentals of a fundamental science. Readers learn both the history of thermodynamics, which began with attempts to solve everyday engineering problems, and ongoing controversy and unsolved puzzles. The exposition, suitable for both students and armchair physicists, requires no previous knowledge of the subject and only the simplest mathematics, taught as needed. With this better understanding of one science, readers also gain an appreciation of the role of research in science, the provisional nature of scientific theory, and the ways scientific exploration can uncover fundamental truths. Thus, from a science of everyday experience, we learn about the nature of the universe.

Author : Enrico Fermi
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486134857
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Thermodynamics written by Enrico Fermi and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-04-25 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this classic of modern science, the Nobel laureate presents a clear treatment of systems, the First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics, entropy, thermodynamic potentials, and much more. Calculus required.

Author : Sebastian Deffner
Publisher : Morgan & Claypool Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1643276581
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Quantum Thermodynamics written by Sebastian Deffner and published by Morgan & Claypool Publishers. This book was released on 2019-07-02 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an introduction to the emerging field of quantum thermodynamics, with particular focus on its relation to quantum information and its implications for quantum computers and next generation quantum technologies. The text, aimed at graduate level physics students with a working knowledge of quantum mechanics and statistical physics, provides a brief overview of the development of classical thermodynamics and its quantum formulation in Chapter 1. Chapter 2 then explores typical thermodynamic settings, such as cycles and work extraction protocols, when the working material is genuinely quantum. Finally, Chapter 3 explores the thermodynamics of quantum information processing and introduces the reader to some more state of-the-art topics in this exciting and rapidly developing research field.

Author : Bruno Linder
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0471681741
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Thermodynamics and Introductory Statistical Mechanics written by Bruno Linder and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2004-10-06 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this clear and concise introduction to thermodynamics and statistical mechanics the reader, who will have some previous exposure to thermodynamics, will be guided through each of the two disciplines separately initially to provide an in-depth understanding of the area and thereafter the connection between the two is presented and discussed. In addition, mathematical techniques are introduced at appropriate times, highlighting such use as: exact and inexact differentials, partial derivatives, Caratheodory's theorem, Legendre transformation, and combinatory analysis. * Emphasis is placed equally on fundamentals and applications * Several problems are included

Author : B. Widom
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521009669
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Statistical Mechanics written by B. Widom and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2002-04-18 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an introduction to statistical mechanics, intended for advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate students.

Author : D. K. C. MacDonald
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486453235
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Introductory Statistical Mechanics for Physicists written by D. K. C. MacDonald and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This concise introduction is geared toward those concerned with solid state or low temperature physics. It presents the principles with simplicity and clarity, reviewing issues of critical interest. 1963 edition.

Author : Elias P. Gyftopoulos
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486135187
Total Pages : 802 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Thermodynamics written by Elias P. Gyftopoulos and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-07-12 with total page 802 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed by two MIT professors, this authoritative text discusses basic concepts and applications in detail, emphasizing generality, definitions, and logical consistency. More than 300 solved problems cover realistic energy systems and processes.