Introduction to Thermal Physics

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.

List of contents

• 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

About the author

Daniel V. Schroeder is Professor of Physics at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah, USA. He earned his PhD in Physics at Stanford University, then taught briefly at Pomona College and Grinnell College before coming to Weber State in 1993. He is the coauthor, with Michael E. Peskin, of An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory. From 2012 through 2016 he served as Associate Editor of the American Journal of Physics.

Summary

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.

Additional text

I am a great admirer of Schroeder's book. While writing a graduate textbook in the subject, I studied many books in statistical mechanics, at various levels of sophistication. Of these, Schroeder's text stood out. Indeed, it was the only one I envied -- his sense of fun, his vivid explanations, and his deep insights into conceptual issues.

Product details

• Authors: Daniel V. Schroeder, Daniel V. (Professor of Physics Schroeder, Schroeder Daniel V.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.01.2021
• EAN: 9780192895547
• ISBN: 978-0-19-289554-7
• No. of pages: 448
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > General, dictionaries; SCIENCE / Physics / General, SCIENCE / Physics / Condensed Matter, SCIENCE / Chemistry / Physical & Theoretical, SCIENCE / Mechanics / Thermodynamics, Thermodynamics & heat, Statistical physics, Thermodynamics and heat, Thermochemistry & chemical thermodynamics, Thermochemistry and chemical thermodynamics