Finn's Thermal Physics

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This book continues to provide the most readable, concise, and easy-to-follow introduction to thermal physics. While maintaining the style of the original work, this new edition now covers statistical mechanics and incorporates worked examples systematically throughout the text. It also includes more problems and essential updates, such as discussions on superconductivity, magnetism, Bose-Einstein condensation, and climate change. Anyone needing to acquire an intuitive understanding of thermodynamics from first principles will find this third edition indispensable. Inhaltsverzeichnis Temperature. Reversible Processes and Work. The First Law of Thermodynamics. The Second Law of Thermodynamics. Entropy. Statistical Mechanics. Thermodynamic Potentials and Maxwell Relations. Some General Thermodynamic Relations. Magnetic Systems. Change of Phase. Open Systems and Chemical Potential. The Third Law of Thermodynamics. Quantum Statistics. Appendices.