Thermodynamics and statistical physics provide a unified framework linking the macroscopic laws of energy, work, and entropy to the microscopic motions of particles. Thermodynamics, rooted in the laws ...

Selected topic: Introduction to Statistical Thermodynamics. Thermodynamics holds a special place among physical sciences. To quote Albert Einstein: "A theory is the more impressive the greater the ...

A graduate course in classical and statistical thermodynamics. The following topics in classical thermodynamics will be covered: The laws of thermodynamics; conditions for equilibrium Solutions Excess ...

Equations of state in three centuries. What have we learned and some future expectations. Prausnitz together with Buck, Fredenslund and Hala stated in 1983 (Fluid Phase Equilibria, 14: 403-408): ”At ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This paper considers the problem of causal explanation in classical and statistical thermodynamics. It is argued that the irreversibility of ...

PROF. R. H. FOWLER, with the able assistance of Dr. E. A. Guggenheim, has produced a book which will serve in many respects as a third edition of his ''Statistical Mechanics", but which does not ...

This online engineering specialization is ideal for individuals working in advanced fields such as combustion, high-temperature gas dynamics, environmental sciences, or materials processing. You may ...