Thermodynamics: A Modern Approach

List of contents

• 1: What Is Thermodynamics?


• 2: Thermodynamic Systems, Operations and Equilibrium States


• 3: Isothermal Operations and the Helmholtz Free Energy


• 4: Adiabatic Operations and Energy


• 5: Heat and Carnot's Theorem


• 6: Entropy


• 7: Helmholtz Free Energy and Variational Principles


• 8: Gibbs Free Energy


• 9: The Thermodynamics of Multi-Component Systems


• 10: The Thermodynamics of Ferromagnetic Materials


• Appendix A: Supplement to Chapter 2


• Appendix B: Uniqueness of the Entropy


• Appendix C: Upper Limit on the Efficiency of a Heat Engine


• Appendix D: The Thermodynamics of the Triple Point


• Appendix E: On the Treatment of Mechanical Potential Energy


• Appendix F: Summary of Complete Thermodynamic Functions


• Appendix G: Convex Functions


• Appendix H: Legendre Transformation

Product details

• Authors: Glenn Paquette, Hal Tasaki, Hal (Professor Tasaki
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 01.04.2026
• EAN: 9780198842033
• ISBN: 978-0-19-884203-3
• No. of pages: 352
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Thermodynamics; SCIENCE / Physics / General, SCIENCE / Chemistry / Physical & Theoretical, SCIENCE / Mechanics / Thermodynamics, Thermodynamics & heat, Statistical physics, Thermodynamics and heat, Thermochemistry & chemical thermodynamics, Thermochemistry and chemical thermodynamics