Phases of Matter and their Transitions
Wiley-VCH (Verlag)
978-3-527-35031-5 (ISBN)
An all-in-one introduction to the chemical physics of solids, liquids and gases with a focus on the thermodynamic and structural aspects of phases and their transitions, also covering liquid crystals, ferroelectronics and surface phenomena.
Eine umfassende Einführung in die chemische Physik von Festkörpern, Flüssigkeiten und Gasen mit Schwerpunkt auf den thermodynamischen und strukturellen Aspekten von Phasen und Phasenübergängen, wobei auch Flüssigkristalle, Ferroelektronik und Oberflächenphänomene betrachtet werden.
This textbook for advanced students in the molecular sciences gives a balanced and self-contained treatment of the thermodynamic and structural aspects of phases and the transitions between them, covering both solid, liquid, gaseous and mixed phases.
After laying the groundwork for describing particles and their interactions by both classical and quantum mechanics, it goes on to compare phenomenological and statistical thermondynamics, before focusing on each of the three major phases - gas, liquid, solid - in turn.
The second half of the book is devoted to phase transition, starting with a discussion of interfaces and covering both discontinuous and continuous transitions. Finally, the book examines materials with special properties due to their phase behaviour such as glasses, liquid crystals and ferroelectrics.
A comprehensive appendix with a guide to the mathematics and the theoretical models employed rounds off this all-in-one guide to phases and their transitions for advances students in chemistry, physics and materials science.
Gijsbertus de With, PhD, is Professor Emeritus of Materials Science at Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands. His research is focused on the structure and interfacial phenomena related to the chemical and thermomechanical behavior of multi-phase materials.
Introduction
Classical Mechanics
Quantum Mechanics
Intermolecular Interactions
Continuum Mechanics
Macroscopic Thermodynamics
Microscopic Thermodynamics
Gases
Liquids
Solids
Surfaces
Phase Transitions: General Aspects
Discontinuous Transitions: Gases <-> Liquids
Discontinuous Transitions: Liquids <-> Solids
Continuous Transitions
Liquid crystals
Ferroelectrics
Glasses and the Glass Transition
Return to Equilibrium and Irreversibility
APPENDIX
Units, Constants, Conversion Factors
Guide to Mathematics Used
Elements of Special Relativity Theory
The Lattice Gas Model
Elements of Electrostatics
Elements of Probability and Statistics
Answers to Selected Problems
| Erscheinungsdatum | 22.11.2023 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Berlin |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 170 x 244 mm |
| Gewicht | 1470 g |
| Einbandart | gebunden |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie ► Physikalische Chemie |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Angewandte Physik | |
| Technik ► Maschinenbau | |
| Schlagworte | Chemie • Chemistry • Festkörperchemie • Festkörperphysik • Materialeigenschaften • Materials Science • Materialwissenschaften • Physics • Physik • properties of materials • solid state chemistry • Solid state physics |
| ISBN-10 | 3-527-35031-4 / 3527350314 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-527-35031-5 / 9783527350315 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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