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020 _a9781119975311 (hardback)
020 _a9781119975304 (paper)
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100 1 _aFord, Ian,
_d1962-
245 1 0 _aStatistical Physics :
_ban entropic approach /
_cIan Ford, Department of Physica and Astonomy, University College London, UK.
300 _axiv, 266 pages :
_billustrations (some color) ;
_c26 cm
500 _aIncludes index.
502 0 _a0
520 _a"This undergraduate textbook provides students with a statistical mechanical foundation to the classical laws of thermodynamics through a comprehensive treatment of the basics of classical thermodynamics, equilibrium statistical mechanics, irreversible thermodynamics, and statistical mechanics of non-equilibrium phenomena. The concept of entropy is studied starting from the ideal gas law, known to every undergraduate. By considering various thermodynamic processes, it then explores the concept's generality. An accessible style enables undergraduates to easily follow the presentation without much prior knowledge. The focus on entropy distinguishes the book from many other treatments of this subject"--
520 _a"Focuses from the beginning on entropy as the important quantity and introduces it thoroughly in the context of classical thermodynamics"--
650 0 _aStatistical thermodynamics
_vTextbooks.
650 7 _aSCIENCE / Mechanics / Dynamics / Thermodynamics.
_2bisacsh
776 0 8 _iOnline version:
_aFord, Ian, 1962-
_tStatistical thermodynamics
_dChichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom : John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2013
_z9781118597491
_w(DLC) 2013008600
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