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Thermal Physics: Entropy and Free Energies

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AuthorLee Joon Chang
ISBN9789810248741
Published LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2002
PublisherWorld Scientific
BindingHardback
Original Price$46
Pages212
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This book is an informal, readable introduction to the basic ideas of thermal physics. It is aimed at making the reader feel comfortable with the extremum principles of entropy and free energies. There is a repeating theme: Molecules (spins) do X to maximize their entropy, and molecules (spins) do XX to minimize their free energy. This finally leads to the idea of the Landau-Ginzburg free energy functional. The author illustrates how powerful the idea is by using two examples from phase transitions.

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Univ of Southern Mississippi, USA

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Weight0.491 kg
Dimensions22.9 × 15.2 cm
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