Fundamentals of Equilibrium and Steady-State Thermodynamics

by Nicholas W. Tschoegl

This book summarizes the salient features of both equilibrium and steady-state thermodynamic theory under a uniform postulatory viewpoint. The emphasis is upon the formal aspects and logical structure of thermodynamic theory, allowing it to emerge as a coherent whole, unfettered by much of those details which - albeit indispensable in practical applications - tend to obscure this coherent structure. Largely because of this, statistical mechanics and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0444504265
• ISBN13: 9780444504265
• Release Date: February 2000
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Length: 280 Pages