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Statistical thermodynamics : fundamentals and applications / Normand M. Laurendeau

Author
Laurendeau, Normand M., 1944-
Published
New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xvi, 448 pages) : illustrations
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Language Note
English.
Contents
Probability and statistics -- The statistics of independent particles -- Thermodynamic properties in the dilute limit -- Basics of quantum mechanics -- Quantum analysis of internal energy modes -- The spectroscopy of diatomic molecules -- Interlude: from particle to assembly -- Thermodynamic properties of the ideal gas -- Statistical thermodynamics for ideal gas mixtures -- Concentration and temperature measurements -- Thermodynamics and information -- Elements of the solid state -- Equilibrium radiation -- Elementary kinetic theory -- Kinetics of molecular transport -- Chemical kinetics -- The canonical and grand canonical ensembles -- Applications of ensemble theory to real gases -- Whence and whither.
Summary
Statistical Thermodynamics: Fundamentals and Applications discusses the fundamentals and applications of statistical thermodynamics for beginning graduate students. This book features a step-by-step development of the subject with each chapter carefully written to address student difficulties in learning this challenging subject. Both example and prompted homework problems are included.
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ISBN
0521846358 (hardback)
9780521846356
0511139853 (electronic bk. ; Adobe Reader)
9780511139857 (electronic bk. ; Adobe Reader)
0511140622 (electronic bk.)
9780511140624 (electronic bk.)
051113908X
9780511139086
9780511138492 (electronic bk.)
0511138490 (electronic bk.)
9780511815928 (electronic bk.)
0511815921 (electronic bk.)
9780521154192
0521154197
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 439-441) and index.
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