The Critical Point
A Historical Introduction To The Modern Theory Of Critical Phenomena
1st Edition
Published on 20. February 1996
394 pages
978-1-040-07608-8 (ISBN)
Description
The relationship between liquids and gases engaged the attention of a number of distinguished scientists in the mid 19th Century. In a definitive paper published in 1869, Thomas Andrews described experiments he performed on carbon dioxide and from which he concluded that a critical temperature exists below which liquids and gases are distinct phase
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1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-040-07608-8 (9781040076088)
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Content
1. Preface 2. Historical Survey 3. Fluids: Classical Theory 4. Light Scattering and Correlations: Classical Theory 5. The Onsager Revolution 6. Reconciliation 7. Renormalization Group 8. Appendix: Related Topics 9. References 10. Index
Contents
Preface
Foreword: About the Author and the Subject
1 Historical Survey
1.1 The Development of Statistical Mechanics
1.2 Gibbs Ensembles
1.3 Non-interacting and Interacting Systems
1.4 The Classical Period
1.5 The Onsager Revolution
1.6 Reconciliation
1.7 Renormalization Group: Respectability
General Notation
References
2 Fluids: Classical Theory
2.1 Thermodynamic Background
2.2 Stability of a Phase: First-order Transitions
2.3 Theory of van der Waals
2.4 Critical Behaviour of a van der Waals Fluid (T > Tc)
2.5 Critical Behaviour of a van der Waals Fluid (T
Contents
Preface
Foreword: About the Author and the Subject
1 Historical Survey
1.1 The Development of Statistical Mechanics
1.2 Gibbs Ensembles
1.3 Non-interacting and Interacting Systems
1.4 The Classical Period
1.5 The Onsager Revolution
1.6 Reconciliation
1.7 Renormalization Group: Respectability
General Notation
References
2 Fluids: Classical Theory
2.1 Thermodynamic Background
2.2 Stability of a Phase: First-order Transitions
2.3 Theory of van der Waals
2.4 Critical Behaviour of a van der Waals Fluid (T > Tc)
2.5 Critical Behaviour of a van der Waals Fluid (T
