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245 10 a| Concepts in thermal physics /c| Stephen J. Blundell and Katherine M. Blundell.;

250 a| 2nd ed.;

260 a| Oxford ;a| New York :b| Oxford University Press,c| 2010.;

300 a| xviii, 493 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 26 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. [485]-487) and index.;

505 0 a| 1. Introduction -- 2. Heat -- 3. Probability -- 4. Temperature and the Boltzmann factor -- 5. Maxwell-Boltzman n distribution -- 6. Pressure -- 7. Molecular effusion -- 8. Mean free path and collisions -- 9. Transport properties in gases -- 10. Thermal diffusion equation -- 11. Energy -- 12. Isothermal and adiabatic processes -- 13. Heat engines and the second law -- 14. Entropy -- 15. Information theory -- 16. Thermodynamic potentials -- 17. Rods, bubbles, and magnets -- 18. Third law -- 19. Equipartition of energy -- 20. Partition function -- 21. Statistical mechanics of an ideal gas -- 22. Chemical potential -- 23. Photons -- 24. Phonons -- 25. Relativistic gases -- 26. Real gases -- 27. Cooling real gases -- 28. Phase transitions -- 29. Bose-Einstein and Fermi-Dirac distributions -- 30. Quantum gases and condensates -- 31. Sound waves -- 32. Shock waves -- 33. Brownian motion and fluctuations -- 34. Non-equilibrium thermodynamics -- 35. Stars -- 36. Compact objects -- 37. Earth's atmosphere -- A. Fundamental constants -- B. Useful formulae -- C. Useful mathematics -- D. electromagnetic spectrum -- E. Some thermodynamical definitions -- F. Thermodynamic expansion formulae -- G. Reduced mass -- H. Glossary of main symbols.;

520 8 a| This text provides a modern introduction to the main principles of thermal physics, thermodynamics and statistical mechanics. The key concepts are presented and new ideas are illustrated with worked examples as well as description of the historical background to their discovery.;

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Concepts in thermal physics / Stephen J. Blundell and Katherine M. Blundell.

Author/creator	Blundell, Stephen, 1967-
Other author	Blundell, Katherine M.
Format	Book
Edition	2nd ed.
Publication Info	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Description	xviii, 493 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Subjects	Thermodynamics. Heat.

Contents	1. Introduction -- 2. Heat -- 3. Probability -- 4. Temperature and the Boltzmann factor -- 5. Maxwell-Boltzman n distribution -- 6. Pressure -- 7. Molecular effusion -- 8. Mean free path and collisions -- 9. Transport properties in gases -- 10. Thermal diffusion equation -- 11. Energy -- 12. Isothermal and adiabatic processes -- 13. Heat engines and the second law -- 14. Entropy -- 15. Information theory -- 16. Thermodynamic potentials -- 17. Rods, bubbles, and magnets -- 18. Third law -- 19. Equipartition of energy -- 20. Partition function -- 21. Statistical mechanics of an ideal gas -- 22. Chemical potential -- 23. Photons -- 24. Phonons -- 25. Relativistic gases -- 26. Real gases -- 27. Cooling real gases -- 28. Phase transitions -- 29. Bose-Einstein and Fermi-Dirac distributions -- 30. Quantum gases and condensates -- 31. Sound waves -- 32. Shock waves -- 33. Brownian motion and fluctuations -- 34. Non-equilibrium thermodynamics -- 35. Stars -- 36. Compact objects -- 37. Earth's atmosphere -- A. Fundamental constants -- B. Useful formulae -- C. Useful mathematics -- D. electromagnetic spectrum -- E. Some thermodynamical definitions -- F. Thermodynamic expansion formulae -- G. Reduced mass -- H. Glossary of main symbols.
Summary	This text provides a modern introduction to the main principles of thermal physics, thermodynamics and statistical mechanics. The key concepts are presented and new ideas are illustrated with worked examples as well as description of the historical background to their discovery.
General note	Previous ed.: 2006.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [485]-487) and index.
Issued in other form	Online version: Blundell, Stephen, 1967- Concepts in thermal physics. 2nd ed. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010 0199562091
Genre/form	Lehrbuch.
LCCN	2009517087
ISBN	0199562091 (hbk.)
ISBN	9780199562091 (hbk.)
ISBN	0199562105 (pbk.)
ISBN	9780199562107 (pbk.)

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