Table of Contents: Statistical and thermal physics

Statistical and thermal physics an introduction /

"Concepts and relationships in thermal and statistical physics form the foundation for describing systems consisting of macroscopically large numbers of particles. Developing microscopic statistical physics and macroscopic classical thermodynamic descriptions in tandem, Statistical and Thermal...

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Main Author:	Hoch, M. J. R. 1936-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Boca Raton, FL : Taylor & Francis, [2011]
Physical Description:	xxv, 423 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Subjects:	Matter -- Properties -- Mathematical models. Statistical physics. Thermodynamics.

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Machine generated contents note: Section IA Introduction To Classical Thermal Physics Concepts: The First And Second Laws Of Thermodynamics
ch. 1 Introduction: Basic Concepts
1.1.Statistical And Thermal Physics
1.2.Temperature
1.3.Ideal Gas Equation Of State
1.4.Equations Of State For Real Gases
1.5.Equation Of State For A Paramagnet
1.6.Kinetic Theory Of Gases And The Equipartition Of Energy Theorem
1.7.Thermal Energy Transfer Processes: Heat Energy
Problems Chapter 1
ch. 2 Energy: The First Law
2.1.The First Law Of Thermodynamics
2.2.Application Of The First Law To A Fluid System
2.3.Terminology
2.4.P-V Diagrams
2.5.Quasi-Static Adiabatic Processes For An Ideal Gas
2.6.Magnetic Systems
2.7.Paramagnetic Systems
2.8.Magnetic Cooling
2.9.General Expression For Work Done
2.10.Heat Capacity
2.11.Quasi-Static Adiabatic Process For An Ideal Gas Revisited
2.12.Thermal Expansion Coefficient And Isothermal Compressibility
Problems Chapter 2
ch. 3 Entropy: The Second Law
3.1.Introduction
3.2.Heat Engines-The Carnot Cycle
3.3.Carnot Refrigerator
3.4.Entropy
3.5.Entropy Changes For Reversible Cyclic Processes
3.6.Entropy Changes In Irreversible Processes
3.7.The Second Law Of Thermodynamics
3.8.The Fundamental Relation
3.9.Entropy Changes And T-5 Diagrams
3.10.The Kelvin Temperature Scale
3.11.Alternative Statements Of The Second Law
3.12.General Formulation
3.13.The Thermodynamic Potentials
Problems Chapter 3
Section IB Microstates And The Statistical Interpretation Of Entropy
ch. 4 Microstates For Large Systems
4.1.Introduction
4.2.Microstates-Classical Phase Space Approach
4.3.Quantum Mechanical Description Of An Ideal Gas
4.4.Quantum States For An Ideal Localized Spin System
4.5.The Number Of Accessible Quantum States
Problems Chapter 4
ch. 5 Entropy And Temperature: Microscopic Statistical Interpretation
5.1.Introduction: The Fundamental Postulate
5.2.Equilibrium Conditions For Two Interacting Spin Systems
5.3.General Equilibrium Conditions For Interacting Systems: Entropy And Temperature
5.4.The Entropy Of Ideal Systems
5.5.Thermodynamic Entropy And Accessible States Revisited
Problems Chapter 5
ch. 6 Zero Kelvin And The Third Law
6.1.Introduction
6.2.Entropy And Temperature
6.3.Temperature Parameter For An Ideal Spin System
6.4.Temperature Parameter For An Ideal Gas
6.5.The Approach To T =ok
6.6.Entropy-Squeezing Processes
6.7.Multistage Processes
6.8.The Third Law
6.9.Summary Of The Laws Of Thermodynamics
Problems Chapter 6
Section IC Applications Of Thermodynamics To Gases And Condensed Matter, Phase Transitions, And Critical Phenomena
ch. 7 Applications Of Thermodynamics To Gases: The Maxwell Relations
7.1.Introduction
7.2.Enthalpy
7.3.Helmholtz Potential F
7.4.Gibbs Potential G
7.5.The Gibbs Potential, The Helmholtz Potential, And The Chemical Potential
7.6.Chemical Equilibrium
7.7.Maxwell's Thermodynamic Relations
7.8.Applications Of The Maxwell Relations
7.9.The Entropy Equations
Problems Chapter 7
ch. 8 Applications Of Thermodynamics To Condensed Matter
8.1.Introduction
8.2.Specific Heats Of Solids-The Law Of Dulong And Petit
8.3.Heat Capacities Of Liquids
8.4.The Specific Heat Difference Cp-Cv
8.5.Application Of The Entropy Equations To Solids And Liquids
8.6.Maxwell Relations For A Magnetic System
8.7.Applications Of The Maxwell Relations To Ideal Paramagnetic Systems
Problems Chapter 8
ch. 9 Phase Transitions And Critical Phenomena
9.1.Introduction
9.2.Nonideal Systems
9.3.Classification Of Phase Transitions
9.4.The Clausius-Clapeyron And The Ehrenfest Equations
9.5.Critical Exponents For Continuous Phase Transitions
9.6.Landau Theory Of Continuous Transitions
Problems Chapter 9
Section IIA The Canonical And Grand Canonical Ensembles And Distributions
ch. 10 Ensembles And The Canonical Distribution
10.1.Introduction
10.2.Statistical Methods: Introduction To Probability Theory
10.2.1.Discrete Variables And Continuous Variables
10.2.2.Joint Probabilities
10.2.3.The Binomial Distribution
10.3.Ensembles In Statistical Physics
10.4.The Canonical Distribution
10.5.Calculation Of Thermodynamic Properties For A Spin System Using The Canonical Distribution
10.6.Relationship Between The Partition Function And The Helmholtz Potential
10.7.Fluctuations
10.8.Choice Of Statistical Ensemble
10.9.The Boltzmann Definition Of The Entropy
10.10.The Partition Function For An Ideal Gas
Problems Chapter 10
ch. 11 The Grand Canonical Distribution
11.1.Introduction
11.2.General Equilibrium Conditions
11.3.The Grand Canonical Distribution
11.4.The Grand Canonical Distribution Applied To An Ideal Gas
11.5.Mean Values
11.6.Relationship Between The Partition Function And The Grand Sum
11.7.The Grand Potential
Problems Chapter 11
Section IIB Quantum Distribution Functions, Fermi-Drac And Bose-Einstein Statistics, Photons, And Phonons
ch. 12 The Quantum Distribution Functions
12.1.Introduction: Fermions And Bosons
12.2.Quantum Distributions
12.3.The FD Distribution
12.4.The BE Distribution
12.5.Fluctuations
12.6.The Classical Limit
12.7.The Equation Of State
Problems Chapter 12
ch. 13 Ideal Fermi Gas
13.1.Introduction
13.2.The Fermi Energy
13.3.Fermi Sphere In Momentum Space
13.4.Mean Energy Of Ideal Fermi Gas At T K
13.5.Approximate Expressions For The Heat Capacity And Magnetic Susceptibility Of An Ideal Fermi Gas
13.6.Specific Heat Of A Fermi Gas
13.7.Pauli Paramagnetism
13.8.The Pressure Of A Fermi Gas
13.9.Stars And Gravitational Collapse
Problems Chapter 13
ch. 14 Ideal Bose Gas
14.1.Introduction
14.2.Low-Temperature Behavior Of The Chemical Potential
14.3.The Bose[-]Einstein Condensation Temperature
14.4.Heat Capacity Of An Ideal Bose Gas
14.5.The Pressure And Entropy Of A Bose Gas At Low Temperatures
14.6.The Bose-Einstein Condensation Phenomena In Various Systems
Problems Chapter 14
ch. 15 Photons And Phonons-The "Planck Gas"
15.1.Introduction
15.2.Electromagnetic Radiation In A Cavity
15.3.The Planck Distribution
15.4.The Radiation Laws
15.5.Radiation Pressure And The Equation Of State For Radiation In An Enclosure
15.6.Phonons In Crystalline Solids
15.7.The Specific Heat Of A Solid
15.8.The Einstein Model For The Specific Heat Of Solids
15.9.The Debye Model For The Specific Heat Of Solids
Problems Chapter 15
Section IIC The Classical Ideal Gas, Maxwell-Boltzmann Statistics, Nonideal Systems
ch. 16 The Classical Ideal Gas
16.1.Introduction
16.2.The Partition Function For An Ideal Classical Gas
16.3.Thermodynamics Of An Ideal Gas
16.4.Classical Mechanics Description Of The Ideal Gas
16.5.Ideal Gas Of Particles With Internal Energies
16.6.Proof Of The Equipartition Of Energy Theorem
16.7.The Maxwell Velocity Distribution
Problems Chapter 16
ch. 17 Nonideal Systems
17.1.Introduction
17.2.Non Ideal Gases
17.3.Equations Of State For Nonideal Gases
17.4.Nonideal Spin Systems: Mean Field Theory
17.5.Introduction To The (Sing Model
17.6.Fermi Liquids
17.7.Nonideal Bose Systems-Bose Liquids
Problems Chapter 17
Section IID The Density Matrix, Reactions And Related Processes, And Introduction To Irreversible Thermodynamics
ch. 18 The Density Matrix
18.1.Introduction
18.2.The Density Matrix Formalism
18.3.Form Of The Density Matrix In The Three Statistical Ensembles
18.4.Density Matrix Calculations
18.5.Polarized Particle Beams
18.6.Connection Of The Density Matrix To The Classical Phase Space Representation
Problems Chapter 18
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19 Reactions And Related Processes
19.1.Introduction
19.2.The Partition Function For A Gaseous Mixture Of Different Molecular Species
19.3.The Law Of Mass Action
19.4.Adsorption On Surfaces
19.5.Charge Carriers In Semiconductors
Problems Chapter 19
ch. 20 Introduction To Irreversible Thermodynamics
20.1.Introduction
20.2.Entropy Production In Heat Flow Processes
20.3.Entropy Production In Coupled Flow Processes
20.4.Thermo-Osmosis, Thermomolecular Pressure Difference, And Thermomechanical Effect
20.5.Thermoelectricity
20.6.The Seebeck And Peltier Effects
20.7.The Thomson Effect
Problems Chapter 20
Finite Series Summations
Stirling's Formula For The Logarithm Of Ni
Definite Integrals Involving Exponential Functions
Gaussian Approximation To The Binomial Distribution
Particle In A Box Eigenstates And Eigenvalues
The Harmonic Oscillator
State Vectors And Dirac Notation
Introduction To the Legendre Transform
The Legendre Transform And Thermodynamic Potentials
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