The Concepts of Classical Thermodynamics

Erscheinungsjahr 2009
ISBN: 978-0-521-11519-3
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 236 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 339 g

Reihe: Cambridge Monographs on Physics

Professor Buchdahl presents a systematic exposition of classical thermodynamics, against a background of general physical theory and on a purely phenomenological (i.e. non-statistical) level. Although particular attention is paid to the meaning of the various concepts introduced, Professor Buchdahl is not afraid of making simplifications where these are likely to enhance the reader's understanding of the subject and the relationships between the principal and ancillary laws. The emphasis throughout is on meaning and physical significance. Specific applications of the general theory are discussed in two final chapters. This book, first published in 1966, is intended for the student who has taken a first course in analytical, though not axiomatic, development of the subject. It will supplement rather than replace, the many familiar introductory treatments of thermodynamics.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Buchdahl, H. A.

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde Technische Thermodynamik
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Thermodynamik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. The zeroth law; 3. The first law; 4. Integrability; 5. The second law (part one); 6. The second law (part two); 7. The third law; 8. Potentials, constitutive coordinates and conditions of equilibrium; 9. Miscellaneous topics; 10. Applications (part one); 11. Applications (part two); Bibliography; Index.