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 ...

Statistical mechanics provides the framework for deriving macroscopic thermodynamic properties from the microscopic characteristics of matter. Central to this discipline is the concept of entropy, ...

Classical and statistical thermodynamics; entropy and energy functions in liquid and solid solutions and their applications to phase equilibria. Lectures, problem solving. A student who has completed ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In mathematical physics, especially as introduced into statistical mechanics and thermodynamics by J. Willard Gibbs in 1878, an ensemble (also statistical ensemble or thermodynamic ensemble) is an ...

FOR THOSE READERS who like short book reviews, let me assist you. "Four Laws That Drive the Universe," by Peter Atkins is an outstanding introduction to thermodynamics. This brief book converts ...

Statistical mechanics is one of the pillars of modern physics. Ludwig Boltzmann (1844–1906) and Josiah Willard Gibbs (1839–1903) were its primary formulators. They both worked to establish a bridge ...