Indeholder "Editors' preface to the Manchester Physics Series", "Preface", "Flow diagram", "1. The First Law of Thermodynamics", " 1.1 Macroscopic Physics", " 1.2 Some Thermal Concepts", " 1.3 The First Law", " 1.4 Magnetic Work", " Summary", " Problems 1", "2. The Second Law of Thermodynamics I", " 2.1 The Direction of Natural Processes", " 2.2 The Statistical Weight of a Macrostate", " 2.3 Equilibrium of an Isolated System", " 2.4 The Schottky Defect", " 2.5 Equilibrium of a System in a Heat Bath", " Summary", " Problems 2", "3. Paramagnetism", " 3.1 A Paramagnetic Solid in a Heat Bath", " 3.2 The Heat Capacity and the Entropy", " 3.3 An Isolated Paramagnetic Solid", " 3.4 Negative Temperature", " Problems 3", "4. The Second Law of Thermodynamics II", " 4.1 The Second Law for Infinitesimal Changes", " 4.2 The Clausius Inequality", " 4.3 Simple Applications", " 4.3.1 Heating Water", " 4.3.2 Melting Ice", " 4.3.3 Temperature Equalization", " 4.3.4 Isothermal Compression of a Perfect Gas", " 4.4 The Helmholtz Free Energy", " 4.5 Other Thermodynamic Potentials", " 4.6 Maximum Work", " 4.7 The Third Law of Thermodynamics", " 4.8 The Third Law (Continued)", "5. Simple Thermodynamic Systems", " 5.1 Other Forms of the Second Law", " 5.2 Heat Engines and Refrigerators", " 5.3 The Difference of Heat Capacities", " 5.4 Some Properties of Perfect Gases", " 5.4.1 The Entropy", " 5.4.2 The Entropy of Mixing", " 5.5 Some Properties of Real Gases", " 5.5.1 The Joule Effect", " 5.5.2 The Joule-Thompson Effect", " 5.5.3 The Counter-Current Heat Exchanger", " 5.6 Adiabatic Cooling; ", " Problems 5", "6. The Heat Capacity of Solids", " 6.1 Introductory Remarks", " 6.2 Einstein's Theory", " 6.2.1 Derivation of Einstein's Result", " 6.2.1 Comparison of Einstein's Result with Experiment", " 6.3 Debye's Theory", " 6.3.1 Derivation of Debye's Result", " 6.3.2 Comparison of Debye's Result with Experiment", " Problems 6", "7. The Perfect Classical Gas", " 7.1 The Definition of the Perfect Classical Gas", " 7.2 The Partition Function", " 7.3 Validity Criterion for the Classical Regime", " 7.4 The Equation of State", " 7.5 The Heat capacity", " 7.6 The Entropy", " 7.7 The Maxwell Velocity Distribution", " 7.8 Real Gases", " 7.9 Classical Statistical Mechanics", " 7.9.1 The Equipartition of Energy", " Problems 7", "8. Phase Equilibria", " 8.1 Equilibrium Conditions", " 8.2 Alternative Derivation of the Equilibrium Conditions", " 8.3 Discussion of the Equilibrium Conditions", " 8.4 The Clausius-Clapeyron Equation", " 8.5 Applications of the Clausius-Clapeyron Equation", " 8.5.1 Pressure Dependence of the Melting Point", " 8.5.2 Pressure Dependence of the Boiling Point", " 8.5.3 The Vapour Pressure Curve", " 8.6 The Critical Point", " Problems 8", "9. The Perfect Quantal Gas I", " 9.1 Introductory Remarks", " 9.2 Quantum Statistics", " 9.3 The Partition Function", " Problems 9", "10. Black-Body Radiation", " 10.1 Introductory Remarks", " 10.2 The Partition Function for Photons", " 10.3 Planck's Law: Derivation", " 10.4 The Properties of Black-Body Radiation", " 10.5 The Thermodynamics of Black-Body Radiation ", " Problems 10", "11. The Perfect Quantal Gas II", " 11.1 The Partition Function", " 11.2 The Partition Function: Alternative Approach", " 11.3 The Classical Limit", " 11.4 The Free Electron Model of Metals", " 11.4.1 The Fermi-Dirac Distribution", " 11.4.2 The Electronic Heat Capacity of Metals", " 11.5 Bose-Einstein Condensation", " Problems 11", "12. Systems with Variable Particle Numbers", " 12.1 Introductory Remarks", " 12.2 The Grand Partition Function", " 12.3 The Perfect Classical Gas", " 12.4 The Perfect Quantal Gas", " 12.4.1 Fluctuations in a Perfect Quantal Gas", " 12.5 Multicomponent Systems", " Problems 12", "A. Mathematical Results", " A.1 Stirling's Formula", " A.2 Evaluation of integral(x,0,infinity) (e^x - 1)^(-1) x^3 dx", " A.3 Some Kinetic Theory Integrals", "B. The Density of States", " B.1 The General Case", " B.2 The Schrödinger Equation", " B.3 Electromagnetic Waves", " B.4 Elastic Waves in a Continuous Solid ", "C. Hints for Solving Problems", "Bibliography", "Index", "Physical constants and conversion factors".

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