Elementary Principles in Statistical Mechanics: Developed with Especial Reference to the Rational Foundation of Thermodynamics - Softcover

Gibbs, J. Willard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0486607070 ISBN 13: 9780486607078

Publisher: Dover, 1960

Synopsis

HIGH QUALITY FACSIMILE REPRODUCTION: Gibbs, J. Willard (Josiah Willard): Elementary Principles In Statistical Mechanics : Developed With Especial Reference To The Rational Foundation Of Thermodynamics : Facsimile: Originally published by New York : C. Scribner in 1902. Book will be printed in black and white, with grayscale images. Book will be 6 inches wide by 9 inches tall and soft cover bound. Any foldouts will be scaled to page size. If the book is larger than 1000 pages, it will be printed and bound in two parts. Due to the age of the original titles, we cannot be held responsible for missing pages, faded, or cut off text.

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Book Description

Josiah Willard Gibbs (1839-1903) was the greatest American mathematician and physicist of the nineteenth century. He was a pioneer of vector analysis, but his deepest work was in the development of thermodynamics and statistical physics. This book, first published in 1902, gives his mature vision of these subjects.

About the Author

In 1863 Yale University awarded J. Willard Gibbs (1839–1903) the first American doctorate in engineering. Professor of Mathematical Physics at Yale from 1871 until 1903, Gibbs made important theoretical contributions to many areas of physics, chemistry, and engineering. Together with James Clerk Maxwell and Ludwig Boltzmann, he was instrumental in creating the discipline of statistical mechanics.

Edition details

• Publisher: Dover
• Publication date: 1960
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0486607070
• ISBN 13: 9780486607078
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208