TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wasserman,Allen L.
TI  - Thermal physics: concepts and practice 
SN  - 9781107006492 (hardback)
AV  - QC311 .W37 2012
U1  - 536/.7 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Cambridge, UK, New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Thermodynamics
KW  - Entropy
KW  - Statistical mechanics
KW  - SCIENCE / Physics
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Machine generated contents note: 1. Introducing thermodynamics; 2. Onward to thermodynamics; 3. The First Law; 4. A mathematical digression; 5. Thermodynamics potentials; 6. On knowing the unknowable; 7. The ideal gas; 8. The 2-level system; 9. Lattice heat capacity; 10. Elastomers - entropy springs; 11. Thermodynamics of magnetism; 12. Open systems; 13. The amazing chemical potential; 14. Thermodynamics of radiation; 15. Ideal Fermi gas; 16. Ideal Bose-Einstein system; 17. Thermodynamics and the CMB; Appendices; Index
N2  - "Thermodynamics has benefited from nearly 100 years of parallel development with quantum mechanics. As a result, thermal physics has been considerably enriched in concepts, technique and purpose, and now has a dominant role in the developments of physics, chemistry and biology. This unique book explores the meaning and application of these developments using quantum theory as the starting point. The book links thermal physics and quantum mechanics in a natural way. Concepts are combined with interesting examples, and entire chapters are dedicated to applying the principles to familiar, practical and unusual situations. Together with end-of-chapter exercises, this book gives advanced undergraduate and graduate students a modern perception and appreciation for this remarkable subject"--
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