Molecular Driving Forces is an introductory statistical thermodynamics text that describes the principles and forces that drive chemical and biological processes. It shows how the complex behaviors of molecules can result from a few simple physical processes, and a central theme is how simple models can give surprisingly accurate insights into the workings of the molecular world.
Written in a clear and reader-friendly style, the book gives an excellent introduction to the subject for novices. It should be useful to those who want to develop their understanding of this important field, seeing how physical principles can be applied to the study of modern problems in the chemical, biological, and materials sciences.
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'A great source of inspiration. It is pedagogically very well written with great illustrations and boxes highlighting the kernals of theory.' - Atto Laaksonen, Stockholm University 'A real intellectual tour de force, and a pleasure to teach from.' - David L. Beveridge, Wesleyan College 'Simple diagrams and profound physical explanations abound.' - H. Eugene Stanley, Boston University
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449 farbige Abbildungen
449 Illustrations, color
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Höhe: 279 mm
Breite: 216 mm
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978-0-8153-2051-7 (9780815320517)
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University of California, San Francisco, USA
Pescadero, California, USA
1. Principles of Probability 2. Extremum Principles Predict Equilibria 3. Heat, Work and Energy 4. Math Tools: Series and Approximation 5. Math Tools: Multivariate Calculus 6. Entropy and the Boltzmann Law 7. Thermodynamic Driving Forces 8. Laboratory Conditions and Free Energies 9. Maxwell's Relations and Mixtures 10. The Boltzmann Distribution Law 11. The Statistical Mechanics of Simple Gases and Solids 12. What is Temperature? What is Heat Capacity? 13. Chemical Equilibria 14. Equilibria Between Liquids, Solids and Gases 15. Solutions and Mixtures 16. The Solvation and Transfer of Molecules Between Phases 17. Mathematical Toolkit: Some Vector Calculus 18. Physical Kinetics: Diffusion, Permeation and Flow 19. Chemical Kinetics and Transition States 20. Coulomb's Law of Electrostatic Forces 21. The Electrostatic Potential 22. Electrochemical Equilibria 23. Salt Ions Shield Charged Objects in Solution 24. Intermolecular Interactions 25. Phase Transitions 26. Cooperativity: The Helix-Coil, Ising and Landau Models 27. Adsorption, Binding and Catalysis 28. Multi-site and Cooperative Ligand Binding 29. Water 30. Water as a Solvent 31. Polymer Solutions 32. Polymer Elasticity and Collapse 33. Polymers Resist Confinement and Deformation
