Concepts in thermal physics /
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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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2010.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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| 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. |
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| Item Description: | Previous edition: 2006. |
| Physical Description: | xviii, 493 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [485]-487) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0199562091 (hbk.) 9780199562091 (hbk.) 0199562105 (pbk.) 9780199562107 (pbk.) |