Classical and geometrical theory of chemical and phase thermodynamics /
Weinhold, Frank, 1941-
Classical and geometrical theory of chemical and phase thermodynamics / Frank Weinhold. - Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, ©2009. - 1 online resource (xiv, 490 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part. I. Inductive foundations of classical thermodynamics. Mathematical preliminaries: functions and differentials ; Thermodynamic description of simple fluids ; General energy concept and the First Law ; Engine efficiency, entropy, and the Second Law -- pt. II. Gibbsian thermodynamics of chemical and phase equilibria ; Analytical criteria for thermodynamic equilibrium ; Thermodynamics of homogeneous chemical mixtures ; Thermodynamics of phase equilibria ; Thermodynamics of chemical reaction equilibria -- pt. III. Metric geometry of equilibrium thermodynamics. Introduction to vector geometry and metric spaces ; Metric geometry of thermodynamic responses ; Geometrical representation of equilibrium thermodynamics ; Geometrical evaluation of thermodynamic derivatives ; Further aspects of thermodynamic geometry.
Annotation Because it is grounded in math, chemical thermodynamics is often perceived as a difficult subject and many students are never fully comfortable with it. The first authoritative textbook presentation of equilibrium chemical and phase thermodynamics in a reformulated geometrical framework, Chemical and Phase Thermodynamics shows how this famously difficult subject can be accurately expressed with only elementary high-school geometry concepts. Featuring numerous suggestions for research-level extensions, this simplified alternative to standard calculus-based thermodynamics expositions is perfect for undergraduate and beginning graduate students as well as researchers.
9780470435052 0470435054 9780470435069 0470435062
10.1002/9780470435069 doi
10.1002/9780470435069 Wiley InterScience http://www3.interscience.wiley.com
Thermodynamics.
Phase rule and equilibrium.
Thermodynamics--Mathematics.
SCIENCE--Chemistry--Physical & Theoretical.
Phase rule and equilibrium.
Thermodynamics.
Thermodynamics--Mathematics.
Gibbssche Phasenregel
Phase
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
QD504 / .W45 2009eb
541.369
Classical and geometrical theory of chemical and phase thermodynamics / Frank Weinhold. - Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, ©2009. - 1 online resource (xiv, 490 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part. I. Inductive foundations of classical thermodynamics. Mathematical preliminaries: functions and differentials ; Thermodynamic description of simple fluids ; General energy concept and the First Law ; Engine efficiency, entropy, and the Second Law -- pt. II. Gibbsian thermodynamics of chemical and phase equilibria ; Analytical criteria for thermodynamic equilibrium ; Thermodynamics of homogeneous chemical mixtures ; Thermodynamics of phase equilibria ; Thermodynamics of chemical reaction equilibria -- pt. III. Metric geometry of equilibrium thermodynamics. Introduction to vector geometry and metric spaces ; Metric geometry of thermodynamic responses ; Geometrical representation of equilibrium thermodynamics ; Geometrical evaluation of thermodynamic derivatives ; Further aspects of thermodynamic geometry.
Annotation Because it is grounded in math, chemical thermodynamics is often perceived as a difficult subject and many students are never fully comfortable with it. The first authoritative textbook presentation of equilibrium chemical and phase thermodynamics in a reformulated geometrical framework, Chemical and Phase Thermodynamics shows how this famously difficult subject can be accurately expressed with only elementary high-school geometry concepts. Featuring numerous suggestions for research-level extensions, this simplified alternative to standard calculus-based thermodynamics expositions is perfect for undergraduate and beginning graduate students as well as researchers.
9780470435052 0470435054 9780470435069 0470435062
10.1002/9780470435069 doi
10.1002/9780470435069 Wiley InterScience http://www3.interscience.wiley.com
Thermodynamics.
Phase rule and equilibrium.
Thermodynamics--Mathematics.
SCIENCE--Chemistry--Physical & Theoretical.
Phase rule and equilibrium.
Thermodynamics.
Thermodynamics--Mathematics.
Gibbssche Phasenregel
Phase
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
QD504 / .W45 2009eb
541.369