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-139780199562107
eBay Product ID (ePID)90873603
Product Key Features
Number of Pages512 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameConcepts in Thermal Physics
Publication Year2009
SubjectPhysics, Astronomy
TypeTextbook
AuthorKatherine M. Blundell, Stephen J. Blundell
Subject AreaMechanical Engineering
Dimensions
Item Height246 mm
Item Weight1067 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorKatherine M. Blundell, Stephen J. Blundell