Modern Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics - 9783031543128

Modern Thermodynamics and Statistical MechanicsA Comprehensive Foundation\nAuthor(s): Ravinder R. Puri\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Springer International Publishing AG, Switzerland\nImprint: Springer International Publishing AG\nISBN-13: 9783031543128, 978-3031543128\nSynopsis\nThis undergraduate-level textbook offers a unique and in-depth approach to the study of thermodynamics and statistical mechanics. It covers the fundamentals of thermodynamics using both traditional and postulatory approaches, including origin of the concept of thermodynamic entropy, Eulers equation, Gibbs-Duhem relations, stability of equilibrium, and the concept of thermodynamic potentials, and that of independent thermodynamic observables. The book then delves into the microscopic foundation of thermodynamics, starting with the kinetic theory and highlighting its historical development. Boltzmann's concept of entropy is explored, along with its applications in deriving Plancks, Boses, Bose-Einstein, and F.