Statistical Thermodynamics and Microscale Thermophysics - Carey, V. P.

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Résumé :
Many of the exciting new developments in microscale engineering are based on the application of traditional principles of statistical thermodynamics. This book offers a modern view of thermodynamics, interweaving classical and statistical thermodynamic principles and applying them to current engineering systems. It begins with coverage of microscale energy storage mechanisms from a quantum mechanics perspective and then develops the fundamentals elements of classical and statistical thermodynamics. Next applications of equilibrium statistical thermodynamics to solid, liquid, and gas phase systems are discussed. The remainder of the book is devoted to nonequilibrium thermodynamics of transport phenomena and an introduction to nonequilibrium effects and noncontinuum behavior at the microscale. Although the text emphasizes mathematical development, it includes many examples that illustrate how the theoretical concepts are applied to systems of scientific and engineering interest. It offers a fresh view of statistical thermodynamics for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, as well as practitioners, in mechanical, chemical, and materials engineering.

Biographie:
Van P. Carey is a Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of California, Berkeley. The main focus of his research is development of advanced computational models of microscale thermophysics and transport in multiphase systems.

Sommaire:
["Quantum Mechanics and Energy Storage in Particles","Statistical Treatment of Multiparticle Systems","A Macroscopic Framework","Other Ensemble Formulations","Ideal Gases","Dense Gases, Liquids, and Quantum Fluids","Solid Crystals","Phase Transitions and Phase Equilibrium","Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics","Nonequilibrium and Noncontinuum Elements of Microscale Systems."]