ENGLISH

Fundamentals of Equations of State

By Shalom Eliezer , Ajooy Ghatak , Heinrich Hora , Edward Teller

Book information

Publisher
World Scientific
Year
2002
ISBN
9789810248338, 981-02-4833-4
LCC
QC173.4.E65 E45 2002
Open Library ID
OL3656268M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
3 MB (2626309 bytes)
Edition
1st
Pages
386\386
Library
mexmat
Time added
2009-07-20 03:45:11

Description

The equation of state was originally developed for ideal gases, and proved central to the development of early molecular and atomic physics. Increasingly sophisticated equations of state have been developed to take into account molecular interactions, quantization, relativistic effects, etc.Extreme conditions of matter are encountered both in nature and in the laboratory, for example in the centres of stars, in relativistic collisions of heavy nuclei, in inertial confinement fusion (where a temperature of 109 K and a pressure exceeding a billion atmospheres can be achieved). A sound knowledge of the equation of state is a prerequisite for understanding processes at very high temperatures and pressures, as noted in some recent developments.This book presents a detailed pedagogical account of the equation of state and its applications in several important and fast-growing topics in theoretical physics, chemistry and engineering.

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