Description
This book provides an accessible yet thorough introduction to thermodynamics, crafted and class-tested over many years of teaching. Suitable for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, this book delivers clear descriptions of how to think about the mathematics and physics involved. The content has been carefully developed in consultation with a large number of instructors, teaching courses worldwide, to ensure wide applicability to modules on thermodynamics. Modern applications of thermodynamics (in physics and related areas) are included throughout—something not offered to the same degree by existing texts in the field.
Features:
- A sophisticated approach to the subject that is suitable for advanced undergraduate students and above
- Modern applications of thermodynamics included throughout
- To be followed by volumes on statistical mechanics, which can be used in conjunction with this book on courses which cover both thermodynamics and statistical mechanics
Table of Contents
SECTION I. Thermodynamic Basics
CHAPTER 1. Concepts of thermodynamics
CHAPTER 2. Second law of thermodynamics: Direction of heat flow
CHAPTER 3. Entropy
CHAPTER 4. Thermodynamic potentials: The four ways to say energy
CHAPTER 5. Thermodynamics of radiation
CHAPTER 6. Phase and chemical equilibrium
CHAPTER 7. Statistical entropy: From micro to macro
CHAPTER 8. Third law of thermodynamics: You can’t get to T = 0
CHAPTER 9. To this point
SECTION II. Additional Topics in Thermodynamics
CHAPTER 10. Carathéodory formulation of the second law
CHAPTER 11. Negative absolute temperature
CHAPTER 12. Thermodynamics of information
CHAPTER 13. Black hole thermodynamics
CHAPTER 14. Non-equilibrium thermodynamics
CHAPTER 15. Superconductors and superfluids
Epilogue. Where to now?
