Phases of Matter and their Transitions
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Phases of Matter and their Transitions

Concepts and Principles for Chemists, Physicists, Engineers, and Materials Scientists

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eBook - PDF

Phases of Matter and their Transitions

Concepts and Principles for Chemists, Physicists, Engineers, and Materials Scientists

About this book

Phases of Matter and their Transitions

An all-in-one, comprehensive take on matter and its phase properties

In Phases of Matter and their Transitions, accomplished materials scientist Dr. Gijsbertus de With delivers an accessible textbook for advanced students in the molecular sciences. It offers a balanced and self-contained treatment of the thermodynamic and structural aspects of phases and the transitions between them, covering solids, liquids, gases, and their interfaces.

The book lays the groundwork to describe particles and their interactions from the perspective of classical and quantum mechanics and compares phenomenological and statistical thermodynamics. It also examines materials with special properties, like glasses, liquid crystals, and ferroelectrics. The author has included an extensive appendix with a guide to the mathematics and theoretical models employed in this resource.

Readers will also find:

  • Thorough introductions to classical and quantum mechanics, intermolecular interactions, and continuum mechanics
  • Comprehensive explorations of thermodynamics, gases, liquids, and solids
  • Practical discussions of surfaces, including their general aspects for solids and liquids
  • Fulsome treatments of discontinuous and continuous transitions, including discussions of irreversibility and the return to equilibrium

Perfect for advanced students in chemistry and physics, Phases of Matter and their Transitions will also earn a place in the libraries of students of materials science.

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Information

Publisher
Wiley-VCH
Year
2023
Print ISBN
9783527350315
eBook ISBN
9783527836932
Edition
1
Topic
Physical Sciences
Subtopic
Condensed Matter

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Preface
  6. List of Frequently Used Symbols and Abbreviations
  7. SI Units, Physical Constants, and Conversion Factors
  8. Summary of Notation
  9. Chapter 1 Introduction
  10. Chapter 2 Classical Mechanics
  11. Chapter 3 Quantum Mechanics
  12. Chapter 4 Intermolecular Interactions
  13. Chapter 5 Continuum Mechanics
  14. Chapter 6 Macroscopic Thermodynamics
  15. Chapter 7 Microscopic Thermodynamics
  16. Chapter 8 Gases
  17. Chapter 9 Liquids
  18. Chapter 10 Solids
  19. Chapter 11 Interfaces
  20. Chapter 12 Phase Transitions: General Aspects
  21. Chapter 13 Discontinuous Phase Transitions: Liquids ↔ Gases
  22. Chapter 14 Discontinuous Phase Transitions: Solids ↔ Liquids
  23. Chapter 15 Continuous Phase Transitions: Liquids ↔ Gases
  24. Chapter 16 The Liquid Crystal Transformation
  25. Chapter 17 Dielectric Behavior and the Ferroelectric Transformation
  26. Chapter 18 The Glass Transition
  27. Chapter 19 Irreversibility and the Return to Equilibrium
  28. Appendix A Guide to Mathematics Used
  29. Appendix B Elements of Special Relativity Theory
  30. Appendix C The Lattice Gas Model
  31. Appendix D Elements of Electrostatics
  32. Appendix E Elements of Probability and Statistics
  33. Appendix F Selected Data
  34. Appendix G Answers to Selected Problems
  35. Index
  36. EULA