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008			220318s2017 njua b 001 0 eng d
020			_a9789813200753 (hardbound)
040			_aOU/DLC _beng _cOU _erda _dDLC _dTUPM
050		0	_aQC 311 _bB46 2017
100	1		_aBen-Naim, Arieh, _d1934- _eauthor.
245	0	0	_aModern thermodynamics / _cArieh Ben-Naim, Diego Casadei.
264		1	_aNew Jersey : _bWorld Scientific, _c[2017]
300			_axvi, 355 pages : _billustrations (some color) ; _c23 cm
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_a"This textbook introduces thermodynamics with a modern approach, starting from four fundamental physical facts (the atomic nature of matter, the indistinguishability of atoms and molecules of the same species, the uncertainty principle, and the existence of equilibrium states) and analyzing the behavior of complex systems with the tools of information theory, in particular with Shannon's measure of information (or SMI), which can be defined on any probability distribution. SMI is defined and its properties and time evolution are illustrated, and it is shown that the entropy is a particular type of SMI, i.e. the SMI related to the phase-space distribution for a macroscopic system at equilibrium. The connection to SMI allows the reader to understand what entropy is and why isolated systems follow the Second Law of Thermodynamics. The Second Llaw is also formulated for other systems, not thermally isolated and even open with respect to the transfer of particles. All the fundamental aspects of thermodynamics are derived and illustrated with several examples in the first part of the book. The second part addresses important applications of thermodynamics, covering phase transitions, mixtures and solutions (including the Kirkwood-Buff approach and solvation thermodynamics), chemical equilibrium, and the outstanding properties of water"--
650	1	0	_aThermodynamics.
700	1		_aCasadei, Diego, _eauthor.
942			_2lcc _cBK
999			_c1990 _d1990