Classical and geometrical theory of chemical and phase thermodynamics / Frank Weinhold.

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.

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