Thermoelectricity: An Introduction to the Principles (Dover Books on Physics)

MacDonald, D. K. C.

ISBN 10: 0486453049 / ISBN 13: 9780486453040

Published by Dover Publications, 2006

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Thermoelectricity: An Introduction to the Principles (Dover Books on Physics)
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0486453049
• ISBN 13: 9780486453040
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This introductory treatment provides an understanding of the fundamental concepts and principles involved in the study of thermoelectricity in solids and of conduction in general. Aimed at graduate-level students and those interested in basic theory, it will be especially valuable to experimental physicists working in fields connected with electron transport and to theoreticians seeking a survey of thermoelectricity and related questions.
Chronicling the early history of thermoelectricity from its discovery to modern times, this text features a considerable amount of experimental data and discusses these findings at length wherever they bear a particular relevance to theory. The author, a well-known authority in this field, draws heavily from his own work on thermoelectrical phenomena as they are observed in the study of metals. Numerous illustrative figures appear throughout the text.