Table of Contents

1 The First Law of Thermodynamics

2 The Second Law of Thermodynamics I

3 Paramagnetism

4 The Second Law of Thermodynamics II

5 Simple Thermodynamic Systems

6 The Heat Capacity of Solids

7 The Perfect Classical Gas

8 Phase Equilibria

9 The Perfect Quantal Gas

10 Black Body Radiation

11 Systems With Variable Particle Numbers

A Mathematical Results

B The Density of States

C Magnetic Systems 336

D Hints For Solving Problems 340

Bibliography 374

Index 379

Physical Constants and Conversion Factors inside back cover

About the Author

General Editors: D. J. SANDIFORD; F. MANDL; A. C. PHILLIPS

Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester

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STATISTICAL PHYSICS Second Edition   F. MANDL

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STATISTICS   R. J. BARLOW

SOLID STATE PHYSICS Second Edition   J. R. HOOK and H. E. HALL

QUANTUM MECHANICS   F. MANDL

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