Statistical Theory of Heat

• Main Author: Scheck, Florian (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: Graduate Texts in Physics,
• Subjects: Physics.; System theory.; Quantum physics.; Thermodynamics.; Phase transitions (Statistical physics).; Complex Systems.; Phase Transitions and Multiphase Systems.; Quantum Physics.; Statistical Physics and Dynamical Systems.

Scheck’s textbook starts with a concise introduction to classical thermodynamics, including geometrical aspects. Then a short introduction to probabilities and statistics lays the basis for the statistical interpretation of thermodynamics. Phase transitions, discrete models and the stability of matt...

Table of Contents:

• Basic Notions of the Theory of Heat
• Thermodynamics: Classical Framework
• Geometric Aspects of Thermodynamics
• Probabilities, States, Statistics
• Mixed Phases, Phase Transitions, Stability of Matter
• Exercises, Hints and Selected Solutions.