Modern Thermodynamics : From Heat Engines to Dissipative Structures.

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Kondepudi, Dilip
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Prigogine, Ilya
• Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Hoboken : Wiley, 2014.
• Έκδοση: 2nd ed.
• Θέματα: Thermodynamics.; Continuum mechanics.; Thermodynamics > Mathematical models.; Electronic books.

Modern Thermodynamics: From Heat Engines to Dissipative Structures, Second Edition presents a comprehensive introduction to 20th century thermodynamics that can be applied to both equilibrium and non-equilibrium systems, unifying what was traditionally divided into 'thermodynamics' and �...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Modern Thermodynamics; Contents; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Acknowledgments; Notes for Instructors; List of Variables; Part I Historical Roots: From Heat Engines to Cosmology; 1 Basic Concepts and the Laws of Gases; Introduction; 1.1 Thermodynamic Systems; 1.2 Equilibrium and Nonequilibrium Systems; 1.3 Biological and Other Open Systems; 1.4 Temperature, Heat and Quantitative Laws of Gases; 1.4.1 The Laws of Gases; 1.5 States of Matter and the van der Waals Equation; 1.5.1 The Law of Corresponding States.
• 1.5.2 Molecular Forces and the Law of Corresponding States1.6 An Introduction to the Kinetic Theory of Gases; 1.6.1 Kinetic Theory of Pressure; 1.6.2 The Maxwell-Boltzmann Velocity Distribution; 1.6.3 The Maxwell Speed Distribution; Appendix 1.1 Partial Derivatives; Derivatives of Many Variables; Basic Identities; Appendix 1.2 Elementary Concepts in Probability Theory; Average Values; Some Common Probability Distributions; Some Useful Integrals; Appendix 1.3 Mathematica Codes; References; Examples; Exercises; 2 The First Law of Thermodynamics.
• The Idea of Energy Conservation Amidst New Discoveries2.1 The Nature of Heat; 2.2 The First Law of Thermodynamics: The Conservation of Energy; 2.3 Elementary Applications of the First Law; 2.3.1 Relation between Cmp and CmV; 2.3.2 Adiabatic Processes in an Ideal Gas; 2.3.3 Sound Propagation; 2.4 Thermochemistry: Conservation of Energy in Chemical Reactions; 2.4.1 Variation of Enthalpy with Temperature; 2.4.2 Variation of Enthalpy with Pressure; 2.4.3 Computation of DHr Using Bond Enthalpies; 2.5 Extent of Reaction: A State Variable for Chemical Systems.
• 2.6 Conservation of Energy in Nuclear Reactions and Some General Remarks2.6.1 General Remarks; 2.7 Energy Flows and Organized States; 2.7.1 Self-organization; 2.7.2 Process Flows; 2.7.3 Solar Energy Flow; 2.7.4 Energy Flows in Biological Systems; 2.7.5 Wind Energy and the Betz Law; Appendix 2.1 Mathematica Codes; Appendix 2.2 Energy Flow in the USA for the Year 2013; References; Examples; Exercises; 3 The Second Law of Thermodynamics and the Arrow of Time; 3.1 The Birth of the Second Law; 3.1.1 Efficiency of a Reversible Engine; 3.2 The Absolute Scale of Temperature.
• 3.3 The Second Law and the Concept of Entropy3.3.1 Statements of the Second Law; 3.4 Modern Formulation of the Second Law; 3.5 Examples of Entropy Changes due to Irreversible Processes; 3.5.1 Heat Conduction; 3.5.2 Irreversible Expansion of a Gas; 3.6 Entropy Changes Associated with Phase Transformations; 3.7 Entropy of an Ideal Gas; 3.8 Remarks about the Second Law and Irreversible Processes; Appendix 3.1 The Hurricane as a Heat Engine; Appendix 3.2 Entropy Production in Continuous Systems; References; Examples; Exercises; 4 Entropy in the Realm of Chemical Reactions.