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An Introduction to Thermal Physics » (1st Edition)

Book cover image of An Introduction to Thermal Physics by Daniel V. Schroeder

Authors: Daniel V. Schroeder
ISBN-13: 9780201380279, ISBN-10: 0201380277
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Addison Wesley
Date Published: August 1999
Edition: 1st Edition

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Author Biography: Daniel V. Schroeder

Book Synopsis

Table of Contents

I. FUNDAMENTALS.

1. Energy in Thermal Physics.

2. The Second Law.

3. Interactions and Implications.

II. THERMODYNAMICS.

4. Engines and Refrigerators.

5. Free Energy and Chemical Thermodynamics.

III. STATISTICAL MECHANICS.

6. Boltzmann Statistics.

7. Quantum Statistics.

8. Systems of Interacting Particles.

Appendix A. Elements of Quantum Mechanics.

Appendix B. Mathematical Results.

Reference Data.

Suggested Reading.

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