Concepts in Thermal Physics (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition)

An understanding of thermal physics is crucial to much of modern physics, chemistry and engineering. This book provides a modern introduction to the main principles that are foundational to thermal physics, thermodynamics and statistical mechanics. The key concepts are carefully presented in a clear way, and new ideas are illustrated with copious worked examples as well as a description of the historical background to their discovery. Applications are presented to subjects as diverse as stellar astrophysics, information and communication theory, condensed matter physics and climate change. Each chapter concludes with detailed exercises.
The second edition of this popular textbook maintains the structure and lively style of the first edition but extends its coverage of thermodynamics and statistical mechanics to include several new topics, including osmosis, diffusion problems, Bayes theorem, radiative transfer, the Ising model and Monte Carlo methods. New examples and exercises have been added throughout.
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General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2009
First published:	November 2009
Authors:	Stephen J. Blundell • Katherine M. Blundell
Dimensions:	253 x 195 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	512
Edition:	2nd Revised edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-956209-1
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > General Books > Professional & Technical > Mechanical engineering & materials > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Thermodynamics & statistical physics > Thermodynamics Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Thermodynamics & statistical physics > Statistical physics Promotions
LSN:	0-19-956209-1
Barcode:	9780199562091

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