This is a textbook for the standard undergraduate-level course in thermal physics. The book explores applications to engineering, chemistry, biology, geology, atmospheric science, astrophysics, cosmology, and everyday life.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
- Preface
- Part I: Fundamentals
- 1: Energy in Thermal Physics
- 2: The Second Law
- 3: Interactions and Implications
- Part II: Thermodynamics
- 4: Engines and Refrigerators
- 5: Free Energy and Chemical Thermodynamics
- Part III: Statistical Mechanics
- 6: Boltzmann Statistics
- 7: Quantum Statistics
- 8: Systems of Interacting Particles
- Appendix A: Elements of Quantum Mechanics
- Appendix B: Mathematical Results
- Suggested Reading
- Reference Data
- Index