Statistical Physics of Nanoparticles in the Gas Phase

The book develops the tools to describe equilibrium thermal properties and near-equilibrium processes of finite size particles, with the emphasis on gas phase particles. Numerous examples illustrate the theory. The text offers recipes for solving commonly encountered problems arising in the description of nanophase gas particles. Each chapter contains  exercises spanning from easy to advance and four appendices provide additional useful information.
This revised and updated third edition provides the reader with new sections, a new chapter on kinetic energy distributions, a new appendix on probability distributions and a wealth of exercises.

List of contents

Introduction.- The relation between classical and quantum statistics.-  Microcanonical temperature.-  Thermal properties of vibrations.-  Rate constants for emission of atoms and electrons.- Kinetic energy release distributions in unimolecular reactions.-  Radiation.-  The evaporative ensemble.-  Abundance distributions; large scale features.-  Molecular dynamics and Monte Carlo simulations.-  Thermal properties of valence electrons.-  Hot electron reactions.-  He droplets.-  Phase transitions.- A Additional reading.- B Constants of nature and conversion factors.- C Mathematical help.- D Probability distributions.- Index.

Product details

• Authors: Klavs Hansen
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.06.2025
• EAN: 9783031901577
• ISBN: 978-3-0-3190157-7
• No. of pages: 551
• Illustrations: XVIII, 551 p. 166 illus., 22 illus. in color.
• Series: Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Theoretical physics; Kernphysik, Mathematische Physik, Thermodynamik und Wärme, Nanowissenschaften, Kybernetik und Systemtheorie, Complex systems, Thermodynamics, Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics, Nanophysics, Atomic and Molecular Structure and Properties, Quantum Gases and Condensates, Principles of Statistical Physics and Thermodynamics, Finite size statistical physics, Unimolecular reactions, Microcanonical thermodynamics, Quantum and Thermal Properties of Nanosystems, Molecular beam thermodynamics, Transient hot electron, Thermal Properties of Clusters, Nanoparticle thermal properties