Modern Thermodynamics - From Heat Engines to Dissipative Structures

Modern Thermodynamics From Heat Engines to Dissipative Structures Dilip K. Kondepudi Wake Forest University and Ilya Prigogine International Solvay Institutes and University of Texas at Austin Modern Thermodynamics is a comprehensive introduction to this important subject, presenting a unified view of both equilibrium and nonequilibrium thermodynamics. Introducing the subject in a modern and exciting way, the relationship between irreversible processes that occur naturally and the rate of increase of entropy is introduced early on, enabling the reader to benefit from seeing this relationship in such processes as heat conduction and chemical reactions. The importance played by historical developments is also recognized, and topics are often presented in their historical context, leading to a fuller appreciation of the subject. Recognising the importance of computers in this field, readers are encouraged to solve problems using computers and access thermodynamic data and information on the World Wide Web. Modern Thermodynamics:
Presents thermodynamics as a science of irreversible processes. Takes a unified view of both equilibrium and nonequilibrium thermodynamics. Contains many applications drawn from science and engineering, along with real world examples and problems. Encourages the reader to access real data and information on the Web through the provision of WWW addresses. Shows the reader how to solve problems using computer packages such as Mathematica.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

From the contents:
Part I: Historical Roots: From Heat Engines to Cosmology. Chapter 1 Basic Concepts. Chapter 2 First Law of Thermodynamics. Chapter 3 Second Law of Thermodynamics and the Arrow of Time. Chapter 4 Entropy in the Realm of Chemical Reactions.
Part II: Equilibrium Thermodynamics. Chapter 5 Extremum Principles and General Thermodynamic Relations. Chapter 6 Basic Thermodynamics of Gases, Liquids and Solids. Chapter 7 Thermodynamics of Phase Change. Chapter 8 Thermodynamics of Solutions. Chapter 9 Thermodynamics of Chemical Transformations. Chapter 10 Fields and Internal Degrees of Freedom. Chapter 11 Thermodynamics of Radiation.
Prt III: Fluctuations and Stability. Chapter 12 The Gibbs' Theory of Stability. Chapter 13 Critical Phenomena and Configurational Heat Capacity. Chapter 14 Theory of Stability and Fluctuations Based on Entropy Production.
Part IV: Linear Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics. Chapter 15 Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics: The Foundations. Chapter 16 Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics: The Linear Regime. Chapter 17 Nonequilibrium Stationary States and their Stability: Linear Regime.
Part V: Order Through Fluctuations. Chapter 18 Nonlinear Thermodynamics. Chapter 19 Dissipative Structures. Chapter 20 Postface: Where do we go from here?

Bericht

"An innovative text such as this one is strongly needed ... I feel this book emphasises the centrality of the second law to the whole of science, and should be of interest to biologists, and physicists as well as chemists." (Dr. A. J. MacDermott, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge)

"The authors of this book have identified a gap in the range of textbooks currently available, and have filled it, efficiently and admirably. Lecturers in physics, chemistry and engineering will find this text invaluable for their undergraduate students, and postgraduates in the area of thermodynamics will find it essential reading. Readers will appreciate the generous lists of references and sources of data at the end of each chapter; course teachers will welcome the plentiful examples and exercises. As an added bonus, several Mathematica programs are given by the authors. In short, a very useful book." (Helen Milligan, Desk Editor, High Temeratures - High Pressures)

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Dilip Kondepudi, Ilya Prigogine
• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 01.01.1998
• EAN: 9780471973935
• ISBN: 978-0-471-97393-5
• Seiten: 486
• Gewicht: 1072 g
• Illustration: w. figs.
• Thema: Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Physik, Astronomie > Thermodynamik