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Energy and Entropy

Equilibrium to Stationary States

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  • © 2010

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Authors:
  1. Michael E. Starzak

    1. Dept. Chemistry, State University of New York, Binghamton, Binghamton, U.S.A.

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  • Bridges equilibrium and time dependent processes
  • Mathematical techniques are developed using simple models
  • The same basic models illustrate the physical concepts in different chapters
  • Temporal and spatial equations are developed using basic thrmodynamics equations
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. The First Law of Thermodynamics

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    Pages 1-21

  3. First Law Formalism

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    Pages 23-36

  4. First Law of Thermodynamics: Applications

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    Pages 37-49

  5. Entropy and the Second Law: Thermodynamics Viewpoint

    • Michael E. Starzak
    Pages 51-69

  6. The Nature of Entropy

    • Michael E. Starzak
    Pages 71-87

  7. Free Energy

    • Michael E. Starzak
    Pages 89-104

  8. Thermodynamic Equations of State

    • Michael E. Starzak
    Pages 105-118

  9. Chemical Potentials in Solution

    • Michael E. Starzak
    Pages 119-127

  10. Phase Equilibria and Colligative Properties

    • Michael E. Starzak
    Pages 129-147

  11. The Foundations of Statistical Thermodynamics

    • Michael E. Starzak
    Pages 149-163

  12. Applied Boltzmann Statistics

    • Michael E. Starzak
    Pages 165-179

  13. Multi-state Systems

    • Michael E. Starzak
    Pages 181-196

  14. Maxwell–Boltzmann Distributions

    • Michael E. Starzak
    Pages 197-216

  15. Interactions

    • Michael E. Starzak
    Pages 217-229

  16. Statistical Thermodynamics in Chemical Kinetics

    • Michael E. Starzak
    Pages 231-253

  17. Irreversible Thermodynamics and Transport

    • Michael E. Starzak
    Pages 255-274

  18. Stationary State Thermodynamics

    • Michael E. Starzak
    Pages 275-295

  19. Back Matter

    Pages 297-314
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About this book

The study of thermodynamics is often limited to classical thermodynamics where minimal laws and concepts lead to a wealth of equations and applications. The resultant equations best describe systems at equilibrium with no temporal or s- tial parameters. The equations do, however, often provide accurate descriptions for systems close to equilibrium. . Statistical thermodynamics produces the same equilibrium information starting with the microscopic properties of the atoms or molecules in the system that correlates with the results from macroscopic classical thermodynamics. Because both these disciplines develop a wealth of information from a few starting postulates, e. g. , the laws of thermodyamics, they are often introduced as independent disciplines. However, the concepts and techniques dev- oped for these disciplines are extremely useful in many other disciplines. This book is intended to provide an introduction to these disciplines while revealing the connections between them. Chemical kinetics uses the statistics and probabilities developed for statistical thermodynamics to explain the evolution of a system to equilibrium. Irreversible thermodynamics, which is developed from the equations of classical thermodyn- ics, centers on distance-dependent forces, and time-dependent ?uxes. The force ?ux equations of irreversible thermodynamics lead are generated from the intensive and extensive variables of classical thermodynamics. These force ?ux equations lead, in turn, to transport equations such as Fick’s ?rst law of diffusion and the Nernst Planck equation for electrochemical transport. The book illustrates the concepts using some simple examples.

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“Energy and Entropy offers an interesting approach to combining classical and statistical thermodynamics. … Starzak (chemistry, SUNY Binghamton) frequently mixes statistical examples into the portions of the text that deal with classical thermodynamics. … The end-of-chapter problems encourage students to apply what they have learned, with worked-out solutions provided at the end of the book. … Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through researchers/faculty.” (H. Giesche, Choice, Vol. 47 (11), August, 2010)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Dept. Chemistry, State University of New York, Binghamton, Binghamton, U.S.A.

    Michael E. Starzak

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