TY - BOOK ID - 7986310 TI - Thermodynamics of crystalline states PY - 2010 SN - 1441966870 9786612983948 1441966889 1282983946 PB - New York : Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Crystal lattices. KW - Thermodynamics. KW - Crystal lattices KW - Thermodynamics KW - Physics KW - Chemical & Materials Engineering KW - Physical Sciences & Mathematics KW - Engineering & Applied Sciences KW - Materials Science KW - Crystals KW - Lattices KW - Physics. KW - Physical chemistry. KW - Solid state physics. KW - Crystallography. KW - Superconductivity. KW - Superconductors. KW - Solid State Physics. KW - Physical Chemistry. KW - Strongly Correlated Systems, Superconductivity. KW - Chemistry, Physical and theoretical KW - Dynamics KW - Mechanics KW - Heat KW - Heat-engines KW - Quantum theory KW - Crystallography, Mathematical KW - Lattice theory KW - Twinning (Crystallography) KW - Chemistry, Physical organic. KW - Crystallography and Scattering Methods. KW - Chemistry, Physical organic KW - Chemistry, Organic KW - Leptology KW - Physical sciences KW - Mineralogy KW - Superconducting materials KW - Superconductive devices KW - Cryoelectronics KW - Electronics KW - Solid state electronics KW - Electric conductivity KW - Critical currents KW - Superfluidity KW - Chemistry, Theoretical KW - Physical chemistry KW - Theoretical chemistry KW - Chemistry KW - Solids KW - Materials UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:7986310 AB - Thermodynamics is a well-established discipline of physics for properties of matter in thermal equilibrium surroundings. Applying to crystals, however, the laws encounter undefined properties of crystal lattices, which therefore need to be determined for a clear and well-defined description of crystalline states. Thermodynamics of Crystalline States explores the roles played by order variables and dynamic lattices in crystals in a wholly new way. This book is divided into three parts. The book begins by clarifying basic concepts for stable crystals. Next, binary phase transitions are discussed to study collective motion of order variables, as described mostly as classical phenomena. In the third part, the multi-electron system is discussed theoretically, as a quantum-mechanical example, for the superconducting state in metallic crystals. Throughout the book, the role played by the lattice is emphasized and examined in-depth. Thermodynamics of Crystalline States is an introductory treatise and textbook on mesoscopic phenomena in solid states, constituting a basic subject in condensed matter physics. While this book serves as an invaluable guide for advanced students in physics and engineering, it can also be useful as a reference for all professionals in related fields. Minoru Fujimoto is author of Physics of Classical Electromagnetism (Springer, 2007) and The Physics of Structural Phase Transitions (Springer, 2005). ER -