Statistical thermodynamics : fundamentals and applications - Laurendeau, Normand M., 1944- (New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005)
Probability and statistics -- The statistics of independent particles -- Thermodynamic properties in the dilute limit -- Basics of quantum mechanics -- Quantum analysis of internal energy modes -- The spectroscopy of diatomic molecules -- Interlude: from particle to assembly -- Thermodynamic properties of the ideal gas -- Statistical thermodynamics for ideal gas mixtures -- Concentration and temperature measurements -- Thermodynamics and information -- Elements of the solid state -- Equilibrium radiation -- Elementary kinetic theory -- Kinetics of molecular transport -- Chemical kinetics -- The canonical and grand canonical ensembles -- Applications of ensemble theory to real gases -- Whence and whither
Includes bibliographical references (pages 439-441) and index
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Keywords: SCIENCE -- Mechanics -- Thermodynamics; Statistical thermodynamics; Thermodynamique statistique