This book gives the definitive mathematical answer to what thermodynamics really is: a variational calculus applied to probability distributions. Extending Gibbs's notion of ensemble, the Author imagines the ensemble of all possible probability distributions and assigns probabil…
Solitons play a fundamental role in ordering processes in crystals. In the first edition, the essential mechanism of structural changes where solitons play the fundamental role of boson statistics was detailed for irreversible thermodynamics in crystals; explaining not only stru…
Aimed at graduate students, post-docs, and lecturers, this textbook combines discussion of recent advances in modern nanotechnology informed by quantum physics with the theory and practical applications of thermodynamics, proving this ancient theory still offers many remarkable …
This course text provides an accessible introduction to thermodynamics and statistical mechanics, at a level that is suitable for both physics and engineering majors. Concepts are approached in a pedagogical way, using precise language, clear explanations and discussions of how …
Aimed at providing undergraduate and postgraduate students with an understanding of this subject, the book brings out the thermodynamic interrelationships by explaining its essential elements. It begins with the fundamentals and progresses to advanced concepts to enable students…
