Product Information
This book provides a modern introduction to the main principles that are foundational to thermal physics, thermodynamics and statistical mechanics. The key concepts are carefully presented in a clear way, and new ideas are illustrated with copious worked examples as well as a description of the historical background to their discovery. Applications are presented to subjects as diverse as stellar astrophysics, information and communication theory, condensed matter physics and climate change. Each chapter concludes with detailed exercises.Product Identifiers
PublisherOxford University Press
ISBN-139780199562091
eBay Product ID (ePID)22046552590
Product Key Features
Number of Pages512 Pages
Publication NameConcepts in Thermal Physics
LanguageEnglish
SubjectPhysics, Astronomy
Publication Year2009
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaMechanical Engineering
AuthorKatherine M. Blundell, Stephen J. Blundell
Dimensions
Item Height253 mm
Item Weight1273 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorKatherine M. Blundell, Stephen J. Blundell