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An Introduction to Statistical Thermodynamics

By R. P. H. Gasser , W. G. Richards

Book information

Publisher
World Scientific
Year
1995
ISBN
9810222432, 9789810222437, 9810213824, 9789810213824, 9789812386625, 9810223722
LCC
QC311.5 .G63 1995
Open Library ID
OL20572991M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
5 MB (4806741 bytes)
Edition
Revised
Pages
190\190
Library
Kolxo3
DPI
300
Time added
2009-07-20 03:45:11

Description

Statistical thermodynamics plays a vital linking role between quantum theory and chemical thermodynamics, yet students often find the subject unpalatable. In this text, the authors set out to overcome this by emphasizing the concepts involved, in particular demystifying the partition function. They do not get bogged down in the mathematics that are essential for a profound study of the subject but which can confuse the beginner. Strong emphasis is placed on the physical basis of statistical thermodynamics and the relations with experiment. After a clear exposition of the distribution laws, partition functions, hear capacities, chemical equilibria and kinetics, the subject is further illuminated by a discussion of low-temperature phenomena and spectroscopy. The coverage is brought up to date with a chapter on computer simulation and a final section which ranged beyond the narrow limits usually associated with student texts to emphasize the common dependence of macroscopic behaviour on the properties of constituent atoms and molecules. Since first published in 1974 as "Entropy and Energy Levels", this work has been revised and updated. It is intended for undergraduates and graduates in chemistry, general physics and statistical mechanics.

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