Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Self-Study Guide
- List of Symbols
- Part I Atomic and Mesoscopic Viewpoint
- Part II Statistical Thermodynamics: Basics
- 11 Macrosystems in Equilibrium
- 12 Thermodynamic Description
- 13 Basic Thermodynamics
- 14 Thermodynamics: General Consequences
- 15 Entropy Through Examples
- 16 Free Energy and Convex Analysis
- 17 Introduction to Statistical Mechanics
- 18 Statistical Mechanics of Isothermal Systems
- 19 Canonical Density Operator
- 20 Classical Canonical Ensemble
- 21 Information and Entropy
- 22 Information and Thermodynamics
- 23 Oscillators at Low Temperatures
- 24 How to Manipulate Partial Derivatives
- 25 Thermodynamic Stability
- 26 Fluctuation and Response
- 27 Chemical Potential
- 28 Grand Canonical Ensemble
- 29 Ideal Quantum Systems at Low Temperatures
- 30 Photons and Internal Motions
- Part III Elements of Phase Transition
- Appendix Introduction to Mechanics
- Bibliography
- Index
13 - Basic Thermodynamics
from Part II - Statistical Thermodynamics: Basics
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 November 2017
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Self-Study Guide
- List of Symbols
- Part I Atomic and Mesoscopic Viewpoint
- Part II Statistical Thermodynamics: Basics
- 11 Macrosystems in Equilibrium
- 12 Thermodynamic Description
- 13 Basic Thermodynamics
- 14 Thermodynamics: General Consequences
- 15 Entropy Through Examples
- 16 Free Energy and Convex Analysis
- 17 Introduction to Statistical Mechanics
- 18 Statistical Mechanics of Isothermal Systems
- 19 Canonical Density Operator
- 20 Classical Canonical Ensemble
- 21 Information and Entropy
- 22 Information and Thermodynamics
- 23 Oscillators at Low Temperatures
- 24 How to Manipulate Partial Derivatives
- 25 Thermodynamic Stability
- 26 Fluctuation and Response
- 27 Chemical Potential
- 28 Grand Canonical Ensemble
- 29 Ideal Quantum Systems at Low Temperatures
- 30 Photons and Internal Motions
- Part III Elements of Phase Transition
- Appendix Introduction to Mechanics
- Bibliography
- Index
- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- Perspectives on Statistical Thermodynamics , pp. 142 - 155Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2017