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.
| Main Authors: | , |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2010.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| 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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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xviii, 493 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 485-487) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0199562091 9780199562091 0199562105 9780199562107 9780191574337 0191574333 9780191718236 0191718238 |