Overview
- Offers an ideal mixture of thorough theoretical explanation and applications in several areas of physics and chemistry
- Contains many examples, each accompanied by it's precise physical background, as well as problems and exercises to deepen the knowledge
- New edition presents is updated and contains up-to-date references for each topic at the end of the book which are valuable for further studies of the subject
Part of the book series: Graduate Texts in Physics (GTP)
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Table of contents (19 chapters)
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Front Matter
Keywords
- Bragg-Williams Theory of Order-disorder in Alloys
- Clausius Gibbs Principle
- Devonshire Theory for Ferroelectrics
- Griffiths-Landau Theory for Multicritical Points
- Hildebrand-Heitler Theory of Regular Mixtures
- Landau-de Gennes Theory of Liquid Crystals
- Nernst Planck Principle
- Néel Theory of Antiferromagnetism
- Textbook Equilibrium Thermodynamics
- Textbook Phase Transitions
- Thermochemical Equilibrium
- Weiss Theory of Ferromagnetism
About this book
This new edition presents expanded sections on phase transitions, liquid crystals and magnetic systems, for all problems detailed solutions are provided. It is intended for students in physics and chemistry and provides a unique combination of thorough theoretical explanation and presentation of applications in both areas. Chapter summaries, highlighted essentials and problems with solutions enable a self sustained approach and deepen the knowledge. It is intended for students in physics and chemistry and provides a unique combination of thorough theoretical explanation and presentation of applications in both areas. Chapter summaries, highlighted essentials and problems with solutions enable a self sustained approach and deepen the knowledge.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Prof. Dr. Mário José de Oliveira has studied physics at the University of Sao Paulo (Brasil) and at the Carnegie-Mellon University (USA). He has more than 25 years of teaching experience at the University of Sao Paulo in condensed matter physics and thermodynamics. His research interests are phase transitions, critical phenomena and stochastic dynamics.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Equilibrium Thermodynamics
Authors: Mário J. de Oliveira
Series Title: Graduate Texts in Physics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-53207-2
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-662-53205-8Published: 05 April 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-57121-7Published: 25 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-53207-2Published: 30 March 2017
Series ISSN: 1868-4513
Series E-ISSN: 1868-4521
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XI, 400
Number of Illustrations: 81 b/w illustrations
Topics: Thermodynamics, Phase Transitions and Multiphase Systems, Physical Chemistry, Complex Systems, Statistical Physics and Dynamical Systems