The aim of this book is to present Classical Thermodynamics in a unified way, from the most fundamental principles to non-uniform systems, thereby requiring the introduction of coarse graining methods, leading for instance to phase field methods. Solutions thermodynamics and temperature-concentration phase diagrams are covered, plus also a brief introduction to statistical thermodynamics and topological disorder. The Landau theory is included along with a general treatment of multicomponent instabilities in various types of thermodynamic applications, including phase separation and order-disorder transitions. Nucleation theory and spinodal decomposition are presented as extreme cases of a single approach involving the all-important role of fluctuations.In this way, it is hoped that this coverage will reconcile in a unified manner techniques generally presented separately in physics and materials texts.
ISBN: | 9789813222687 |
Publication date: | 20th June 2019 |
Author: | Didier (Univ Of California, Berkeley, Usa) De Fontaine |
Publisher: | World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd |
Format: | Hardback |
Pagination: | 392 pages |
Genres: |
Statistical physics |