Concise Thermodynamics

by Dunning-Davies

• ISBN13: 9781904275312
• ISBN10: 1904275311
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-01-01
• Publisher: Elsevier Science

Summary

This one-semester course text introduces basic principles of thermodynamics and considers a variety of applications in science and engineering. The modern coverage is compact yet self contained and holistic, with adequate material in a concise and economically-priced book for advanced undergraduates and postgraduates reading for first and higher degrees, and for professionals in research and industry. The mathematical prerequisite is an understanding of partial differentiation.

Author Biography

Jeremy Dunning-Davies a Senior Lecturer to the Physics Department at Hull University in 2002.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
The Zeroth Law	p. 5
Exercises A	p. 8
The First Law	p. 11
Exercises B	p. 21
The Second Law	p. 25
Exercises C	p. 36
The Second Law and Non-static Processes	p. 39
The Third Law	p. 43
Extension to Open and Non-equilibrium Systems	p. 45
Thermodynamic Cycles	p. 51
Exercises D	p. 57
Negative Temperatures and the Second Law	p. 59
Phase Transitions	p. 63
Thermodynamic Equilibrium and Stability	p. 71
Concavity of the Entropy and Negative Heat Capacities	p. 75
Black Hole Entropy and an Alternative Model for a Black Hole	p. 81
Energy Sources and the World's Energy Requirements	p. 85
Concluding Remarks	p. 95
Appendix	p. 99
Answers and Solutions to Exercises	p. 109
Glossary	p. 131
List of Symbols	p. 134
Bibliography	p. 135
Index	p. 137
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