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General and Statistical Thermodynamics (Graduate Texts in Physics) by Raza Tahir-Kheli (auth.) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is General and Statistical Thermodynamics (Graduate Texts in Physics) about?

This textbook explains completely the general and statistical thermodynamics. It begins with an introductory statistical mechanics course, deriving all the important formulae meticulously and explicitly, without mathematical short cuts. The main part of the book deals with the careful discussion of the concepts and laws of thermodynamics, van der Waals, Kelvin and Claudius theories, ideal and real gases, thermodynamic potentials, phonons and all the related aspects. To elucidate the concepts introduced and to provide practical problem solving support, numerous carefully worked examples are of great value for students. The text is clearly written and punctuated with many interesting anecdotes. This book is written as main textbook for upper undergraduate students attending a course on thermodynamics.

Who reads General and Statistical Thermodynamics (Graduate Texts in Physics)?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Raza Tahir-Kheli (auth.)
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Published
2012
Language
EN
ISBN
9783642214806
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Science, Engineering, Physics

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