Heat and Thermodynamics - Theory, Problems and Solutions

Meant for undergraduate physics students, this book is designed as per NEP 2020 guidelines. It covers heat and thermodynamics in a comprehensive and lucid manner. Solved numerical problems and multiple choice questions from competitive examinations such as JAM and JEST are provided at the end of chapters, along with solutions.

List of contents

Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction to Heat and Thermodynamics; 2. Kinetic Theory of Ideal Gases; 3. Dynamics of Ideal Gases; 4. Journey toward Real Gas and Transport Phenomena; 5. Physical Properties of Real Gases; 6. Conduction of Heat; 7. Basic Formalism of Thermodynamics and the Zeroth Law; 8. First Law of Thermodynamics; 9. Second Law of Thermodynamics; 10. Thermodynamic Potentials and Maxwell's Relations; 11. Classical and Quantum Theory of Black Body Radiation; Appendix 1: Calculation of the Number of Accessible States to an Ideal Gas; Appendix 2: Useful Thermodynamic Relations; Appendix 3: Concept of Negative Temperature; Appendix 4: Chemical Potential; Appendix 5: Thermal Ionization: Saha Ionization Equation; Appendix 6: Thermodynamic Functions of a Photon Gas; Appendix 7: Planck's Units; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Upendranath Nandi, Upendranath (Scottish Church College Nandi
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 30.06.2025
• EAN: 9781009263924
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0926392-4
• No. of pages: 550
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Thermodynamics; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Astronomy: general, reference works; SCIENCE / Physics / General, Thermodynamics & heat, Thermodynamics and heat, For undergraduate education and equivalents