This text shows how many complex behaviors of molecules can result from a few simple physical processes. A central theme is the idea that simplistic models can give surprisingly accurate insights into the workings of the molecular world. Written in a clear and student-friendly s…
Twenty-five years ago, the first edition of this text established a new conceptual structure for thermodynamics. Thermodynamics and an Introduction to Thermostatistics, 2nd Edition maintains this now classical structure.
Both a comprehensive overview and a treatment at the appropriate level of detail, this textbook explains thermodynamics and generalizes the subject so it can be applied to small nano- or biosystems, arbitrarily far from or close to equilibrium. In addition, nonequilibrium free e…
Both a comprehensive overview and a treatment at the appropriate level of detail, this textbook explains thermodynamics and generalizes the subject so it can be applied to small nano- or biosystems, arbitrarily far from or close to equilibrium. In addition, nonequilibrium free e…
Both a comprehensive overview and a treatment at the appropriate level of detail, this textbook explains thermodynamics and generalizes the subject so it can be applied to small nano- or biosystems, arbitrarily far from or close to equilibrium. In addition, nonequilibrium free e…
Atomic picture of gases -- Introduction to probability -- Law of large numbers -- Maxwell's distribution -- Delta function and density distribution functions -- Mean free path and diffusion -- Introduction to transport phenomena -- Brownian motion -- Langevin equation and large …
Atomic picture of gases -- Introduction to probability -- Law of large numbers -- Maxwell's distribution -- Delta function and density distribution functions -- Mean free path and diffusion -- Introduction to transport phenomena -- Brownian motion -- Langevin equation and large …
"This original text develops a deep, conceptual understanding of thermal physics, highlighting the important links between thermodynamics and statistical physics, and examining how thermal physics fits within physics as a whole, from an empirical perspective. The first part of t…
This original text develops a deep, conceptual understanding of thermal physics, highlighting the important links between thermodynamics and statistical physics, and examining how thermal physics fits within physics as a whole, from an empirical perspective. The first part of th…
Covering a wide range of topics of interest to colloid science, this text shows how one can study them from a theoretically unified approach. The book focuses on a physical description of interfacial systems and not on the existence or details of critical phenomena.
Understanding the structural and thermodynamic properties of surfaces, interfaces, and membranes is important for both fundamental and practical reasons. Important applications include coatings, dispersants, encapsulating agents, and biological materials. Soft materials, importa…