TY - BOOK ID - 7688851 TI - Equilibrium Thermodynamics PY - 2013 SN - 3642365485 3642365493 PB - Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Physics KW - Physical Sciences & Mathematics KW - Thermodynamics KW - Physics. KW - Physical chemistry. KW - Thermodynamics. KW - Amorphous substances. KW - Complex fluids. KW - Phase transitions (Statistical physics). KW - Statistical physics. KW - Dynamical systems. KW - Phase Transitions and Multiphase Systems. KW - Physical Chemistry. KW - Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity. KW - Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidics. KW - Thermodynamic equilibrium. KW - Equilibrium, Thermal KW - Equilibrium, Thermodynamic KW - Equilibrium thermodynamics KW - Thermal equilibrium KW - Chemical equilibrium KW - Chemistry, Physical organic. KW - Complex Systems. KW - Statistical Physics and Dynamical Systems. KW - Mathematical statistics KW - Chemistry, Physical organic KW - Chemistry, Organic KW - Chemistry, Physical and theoretical KW - Dynamics KW - Mechanics KW - Heat KW - Heat-engines KW - Quantum theory KW - Statistical methods KW - Complex liquids KW - Fluids, Complex KW - Amorphous substances KW - Liquids KW - Soft condensed matter KW - Dynamical systems KW - Kinetics KW - Mathematics KW - Mechanics, Analytic KW - Force and energy KW - Statics KW - Chemistry, Theoretical KW - Physical chemistry KW - Theoretical chemistry KW - Chemistry KW - Phase changes (Statistical physics) KW - Phase transitions (Statistical physics) KW - Phase rule and equilibrium KW - Statistical physics UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:7688851 AB - This textbook provides an exposition of equilibrium thermodynamics and its applications to several areas of physics with particular attention to phase transitions and critical phenomena. The applications include several areas of condensed matter physics and include also a chapter on thermochemistry. Phase transitions and critical phenomena are treated according to the modern development of the field, based on the ideas of universality and on the Widom scaling theory. For each topic, a mean-field or Landau theory is presented to describe qualitatively the phase transitions.  These theories include the van der Waals theory of the liquid-vapor transition, the Hildebrand-Heitler theory of regular mixtures, the Griffiths-Landau theory for multicritical points in multicomponent systems, the Bragg-Williams theory of order-disorder in alloys, the Weiss theory of ferromagnetism, the Néel theory of antiferromagnetism, the Devonshire theory for ferroelectrics and Landau-de Gennes theory of liquid crystals. This textbook is intended for students in physics and chemistry and provides a unique combination of thorough theoretical explanation and presentation of applications in both areas. Chapter summaries, highlighted essentials and problems with solutions enable a self sustained approach and deepen the knowledge. ER -