Thermodynamics in Earth and Planetary Sciences

Description

This book provides an exposition of a large spectrum of geological, geochemical and geophysical problems that are amenable to thermodynamic analysis. It also includes selected problems in planetary sciences, relationships between thermodynamics and microscopic properties, particle size effects, methods of approximation of thermodynamic properties of minerals, and some kinetic ramifications of entropy production. Many of these features are frequently missing in textbooks, but are very important with respect to problems in Earth and Planetary Sciences. The textbook will enable graduate students and researchers alike to develop an appreciation of the fundamental principles of thermodynamics, and their wide ranging applications to natural processes and systems. Front Matter....Pages i-xxv Introduction....Pages 1-18 First and Second Laws....Pages 19-51 Thermodynamic Potentials and Derivative Properties....Pages 53-72 Third Law and Thermochemistry....Pages 73-90 Critical Phenomenon and Equations of States....Pages 91-114 Phase Transitions, Melting and Reactions of Stoichiometric Phases....Pages 115-152 Thermal Pressure, Earth’s Interior and Adiabatic Processes....Pages 153-188 Thermodynamics of Solutions....Pages 189-247 Thermodynamic Solution Models: Non-electrolytes....Pages 249-279 Equilibria Involving Solutions and Gaseous Mixtures....Pages 281-345 Element Fractionation in Geological Systems....Pages 347-373 Electrolyte Solutions and Electrochemistry....Pages 375-407 Surface Effects....Pages 409-441 Back Matter....Pages 443-501