Buch, Englisch, 456 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 640 g
Buch, Englisch, 456 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 640 g
ISBN: 978-0-521-74478-2
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
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1. Introductory Chapter; Part I. Mathematical theory of a gas in a steady state: 2. The method of collisions; 3. The method of statistical mechanics; 4. Comparison between the methods of the two preceding chapters; 5 General statistical mechanics and thermodynamics; Part II. Physical properties of a gas in a steady state: 6. Temperature, pressure, etc.; 7. Mass motion, thermodynamics, calorimetry and dissociation; Part III. Mathematical theory of a gas not in a steady state: 8. Boltzmann's equation, etc.; 9. Maxwell's theory; 10. The free path; Part IV. Physical phenomena of a gas not in a steady state: 11. Viscosity; 12. Conduction of heat; 13. Diffusion; 14. The evidence of the kinetic theory as to the size of molecules; 15. Aerostatics and planetary atmospheres; Part V. Radiation and the quantum theory: 16. Statistical mechanics and the partition of energy in continuous media; 17. Radiation and the quantum theory; 18. Quantum dynamics.