| The Theory of Magnetism II: Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics Softcover Repri Edition Contributor(s): Mattis, Daniel C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 3642824072 ISBN-13: 9783642824074 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Physics - Magnetism - Science | Mechanics - Thermodynamics - Science | Physics - Condensed Matter |
| Dewey: 530.474 |
| Series: Springer Solid-State Sciences |
| Physical Information: 0.42" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.63 lbs) 184 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: What is thermodynamics? What does statistical physics teach us? In the pages of this slim book, we confront the answers. The reader will discover that where thermodynami cs provi des a 1 arge scal e, macroscopi c theory of the ef- fects of temperature on physical systems, statistical mechanics provides the microscopic analysis of these effects which, invariably, are the results of thermal disorder. A number of systems in nature undergo dramatic changes in aspect and in their properties when subjected to changes in ambient temperature or pres- sure, or when electric or magnetic fields are applied. The ancients already knew that a liquid, a solid, or a gas can represent different states of the same matter. But what is meant by "state"? It is here that the systematic study of magnetic materials has provided one of the best ways of examining this question, which is one of the principal concerns of statistical physics (alias "statistical mechanics") and of modern thermodynamics. |
