The Critical Point
eBook - ePub

The Critical Point

A Historical Introduction To The Modern Theory Of Critical Phenomena

  1. 394 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Critical Point

A Historical Introduction To The Modern Theory Of Critical Phenomena

About this book

The relationship between liquids and gases engaged the attention of a number of distinguished scientists in the mid 19th Century. In a definitive paper published in 1869, Thomas Andrews described experiments he performed on carbon dioxide and from which he concluded that a critical temperature exists below which liquids and gases are distinct phase

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Information

Publisher
CRC Press
Year
1996
Print ISBN
9780367401382
eBook ISBN
9781040076088
Edition
1
Subtopic
Physics
Index
Physics

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Table of Contents
  6. Preface
  7. Foreword: About the Author and the Subject
  8. 1 Historical Survey
  9. 2 Fluids: Classical Theory
  10. 3 Magnets: Classical Theory
  11. 4 Light Scattering and Correlations: Classical Theory
  12. 5 The Onsager Revolution
  13. 6 Reconciliation
  14. 7 Renormalization Group
  15. Appendix: Related Topics
  16. Author Index
  17. Subject Index