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1 online resource (506 pages) |
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CLASSICAL AND GEOMETRICAL THEORY OF CHEMICAL AND PHASE THERMODYNAMICS; CONTENTS; PREFACE; PART I INDUCTIVE FOUNDATIONS OF CLASSICAL THERMODYNAMICS; 1. Mathematical Preliminaries: Functions and Differentials; 2. Thermodynamic Description of Simple Fluids; 3. General Energy Concept and the First Law; 4. Engine Efficiency, Entropy, and the Second Law; PART II GIBBSIAN THERMODYNAMICS OF CHEMICAL AND PHASE EQUILIBRIA; 5. Analytical Criteria for Thermodynamic Equilibrium; 6. Thermodynamics of Homogeneous Chemical Mixtures; 7. Thermodynamics of Phase Equilibria |
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8. Thermodynamics of Chemical Reaction EquilibriaPART III METRIC GEOMETRY OF EQUILIBRIUM THERMODYNAMICS; 9. Introduction to Vector Geometry and Metric Spaces; 10. Metric Geometry of Thermodynamic Responses; 11. Geometrical Representation of Equilibrium Thermodynamics; 12. Geometrical Evaluation of Thermodynamic Derivatives; 13. Further Aspects of Thermodynamic Geometry; Appendix: Units and Conversion Factors; AUTHOR INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX |
| Summary |
Because it is grounded in math, chemical thermodynamics is often perceived as a difficult subject and many students are never fully comfortable with it. The first authoritative textbook presentation of equilibrium chemical and phase thermodynamics in a reformulated geometrical framework, Chemical and Phase Thermodynamics shows how this famously difficult subject can be accurately expressed with only elementary high-school geometry concepts. Featuring numerous suggestions for research-level extensions, this simplified alternative to standard calculus-based thermodynamics expositions is perfect |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Phase rule and equilibrium.
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Thermodynamics.
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Thermodynamics -- Mathematics
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Thermodynamics
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thermodynamics.
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Phase rule and equilibrium
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Thermodynamics
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Thermodynamics -- Mathematics
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780470435052 |
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0470435054 |
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