Thermal Physics - Ralph Baierlein - Paperback

This is Thermal Physics by Ralph Baierlein in paperback. 442 pages. Excellent condition - like new.

Clear, instructive and highly readable, this is an ideal textbook for students seeking an up-to-date introduction to thermal physics.
Written by an experienced teacher, this textbook provides a comprehensive grounding in thermodynamics, statistical mechanics and kinetic theory. The first four chapters review and consolidate fundamental ideas. Entropy is introduced early on in the book, the text carefully building from the familiar to the abstract. Each topic introduced is related back to the linked core conepts of entropy distribution and the Second Law of Thermodynamics, the canonical probability distribution, the partition function and the chemical potential. The text includes a discussion of recent developments including Bose-Einstein condensation and critical phenomena. The modular structure allows a flexible approach to teaching and learning; each chapter contains a summary of essential ideas and key equations are highlighted throughout. The text contains a wide range of problems of varying degrees of difficulty. A solutions manual is available for instructors.
Requiring only an elementary knowledge of classical mechanics and some rudimentary ideas from quantum theory, Thermal Physics is suitable for both undergraduates and graduates in physics and astronomy.

Contents
1. Background
2. The Second Law of Thermodynamics
3. Entropy and Efficiency
4. Entropy in Quantum Theory
5. The Canonical Probability Distribution
6. Photons and Phonons
7. The Chemical Potential
8. The Quantum Ideal Gas
9. Fermions and Bosons at Low Temperature
10. The Free Energies
11. Chemical Equilibrium
12. Phase Equilibrium
13. The Classical Limit
14. Approaching Zero
15. Transport Processes
16. Criticial Phenomena

Epilogue

Appendix A Physical and Mathematical Data
Appendix B Examples of Estimating Occupation Numbers
Appendix C The Framework of Probability Theory
Appendix D Qualitative Perspectives on the van der Walls Equation

Index


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