States of Matter (Dover Books on Physics) - Hardcover

Goodstein, David L.; Physics

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 048649506X ISBN 13: 9780486495064

Publisher: Dover Publications, 2002

Synopsis

This unique overview by a prominent CalTech physicist provides a modern, rigorous, and integrated treatment of the key physical principles and techniques related to gases, liquids, solids, and their phase transitions. No other single volume offers such comprehensive coverage of the subject, and the treatment consistently emphasizes areas in which research results are likely to be applicable to other disciples.
Starting with a chapter on thermodynamics and statistical mechanics, the text proceeds to in-depth discussions of perfect gases, electrons in metals, Bose condensation, fluid structure, potential energy, Weiss molecular field theory, van der Waals equation, and other pertinent aspects of phase transitions. Many helpful illustrative problems appear at the end of each chapter, and annotated bibliographies offer further guidance.

About this title

About the Author:

David L. Goodstein is Professor of Physics and Applied Physics at the California Institute of Technology, where in 1995 he was named the Frank J. Gilloon Distinguished Teaching and Service Professor. His other books include Feynman's Lost Lecture and On Fact and Fraud: Cautionary Tales from the Front Lines of Science.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 048649506X
• ISBN 13: 9780486495064
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 512