Statistical Thermodynamics

Fundamentals and Applications

Normand M. Laurendeau

448 pages, parution le 26/01/2006

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Statistical Thermodynamics: Fundamentals and Applications discusses the fundamentals and applications of statistical thermodynamics for beginning graduate students in the engineering sciences. Building on the Maxwell-Boltzmann method of step-by-step development of the subject, this book makes few presumptions concerning students, previous exposure to statistics, quantum mechanics or spectroscopy. The book begins with the fundamentals of statistical thermodynamics, pauses to recover needed knowledge from quantum mechanics and spectroscopy, and then moves on to applications involving ideal gases, the solid state and radiation. A full introduction to kinetic theory is provided, including its applications to transport phenomena and chemical kinetics. Modern applications, such as laser-based diagnostics, are also discussed. Each chapter is carefully written to address student difficulties in learning this challenging subject, which is fundamental to combustion, propulsion, transport phenomena, spectroscopic measurements and nanotechnology. Students are made comfortable with their new knowledge by the inclusion of both example and prompted homework problems.

Provides a step-by-step introduction to statistical thermodynamics, including a careful exposition of quantum mechanics and spectroscopy

Contains carefully graded and prompted homework problems, including many worked-out example problems to help the student learn

An entire chapter discusses application of the subject to laser-based diagnostics for measurements of gaseous concentrations and temperature

Sommaire

Preface
Introduction
Fundamentals of Statistical Thermodynamics
Quantum Mechanics and Spectroscopy
Statistical Thermodynamics in the Dilute Limit
Statistical Thermodynamics Beyond the Dilute Limit
Nonequilibrium Statistical Thermodynamics
The Ensemble Method of Statistical Thermodynamics
Appendices
Index

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Éditeur(s)	Cambridge University Press
Auteur(s)	Normand M. Laurendeau
Parution	26/01/2006
Nb. de pages	448
Format	18 x 26
Couverture	Relié
Poids	956g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780521846356
ISBN13	978-0-521-84635-6