Description
| Product ID: | 9789813222687 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Principles Of Classical Thermodynamics: Applied To Materials Science |
| Authors: | Author: Didier De Fontaine |
| Page Count: | 392 |
| Subjects: | Statistical physics, Statistical physics |
| Description: | The aim of this book is to present Classical Thermodynamics in a unified way, from the most fundamental principles to non-uniform systems, thereby requiring the introduction of coarse graining methods, leading for instance to phase field methods. Solutions thermodynamics and temperature-concentration phase diagrams are covered, plus also a brief introduction to statistical thermodynamics and topological disorder. The Landau theory is included along with a general treatment of multicomponent instabilities in various types of thermodynamic applications, including phase separation and order-disorder transitions. Nucleation theory and spinodal decomposition are presented as extreme cases of a single approach involving the all-important role of fluctuations.In this way, it is hoped that this coverage will reconcile in a unified manner techniques generally presented separately in physics and materials texts. The aim of this book is to present Classical Thermodynamics in a unified way, from the most fundamental principles to non-uniform systems, thereby requiring the introduction of coarse graining methods, leading for instance to phase field methods. Solutions thermodynamics and temperature–concentration phase diagrams are covered, plus also a brief introduction to statistical thermodynamics and topological disorder. The Landau theory is included along with a general treatment of multicomponent instabilities in various types of thermodynamic applications, including phase separation and order–disorder transitions. Nucleation theory and spinodal decomposition are presented as extreme cases of a single approach involving the all-important role of fluctuations. In this way, it is hoped that this coverage will reconcile in a unified manner techniques generally presented separately in physics and materials texts. |
| Imprint Name: | World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2019-06-20 |