Concepts in Thermal Physics (Blundell & Blundell)

• Introduction
• 1.1 What is a mole
• 1.2 The thermodynamic limit
• 1.3 The ideal gas
• 1.4 Combinatorial problems
• 1.5 Plan of the book
• 2.1 A definition of heat
• 2.2 Heat capacity
• 3.1 Discrete probability distributions
• 3.2 Continuous probability distributions
• 3.3 Linear transformation
• 3.4 Variance
• 3.5 Linear transformation and the variance
• 3.6 Independent variables
• 3.7 Binomial distribution
• 4.1 Thermal equilibrium
• 4.2 Thermometers
• 4.3 The microstates and macrostates
• 4.4 A statistical definition of temperature
• 4.5 Ensembles
• 4.6 Canonical ensemble
• 4.7 Applications of the Boltzmann distribution
• 5.1 The velocity distribution
• 5.2 The speed distribution
• 5.3 Experimental justification
• 6.1 Molecular distributions
• 6.2 The ideal gas law
• 6.3 Dalton’s law
• 7.1 Flux
• 7.2 Effusion
• 8.1 The mean collision time
• 8.2 The collision cross-section
• 8.3 The mean free path
• 9.1 Viscosity
• 9.2 Thermal conductivity
• 9.3 Diffusion
• 9.4 More detailed theory
• 10.1 Derivation of the thermal diffusion equation
• 10.2 The one-dimensional thermal diffusion equation
• 10.3 The steady state
• 10.4 The thermal diffusion equation for a sphere
• 10.5 Newton’s law of cooling
• 10.6 The Prandtl number
• 10.7 Sources of heat
• 10.8 Particle diffusion
• 11.1 Some definitions
• 11.2 The first law of thermodynamics
• 11.3 Heat capacity
• 12.1 Reversibility
• 12.2 Isothermal expansion of an ideal gas
• 12.3 Adiabatic expansion of an ideal gas
• 12.4 Adiabatic atmosphere
• 13.1 The second law of thermodynamics
• 13.2 The Carnot engine
• 13.3 Carnot’s theorem
• 13.4 Equivalence of Clausius’ and Kelvin’s statements
• 13.5 Examples of heat engines
• 13.6 Heat engines running backwards
• 13.7 Clausius’ theorem
• 14.1 Definition of entropy
• 14.2 Irreversible change
• 14.3 The first law revisited
• 14.4 The Joule expansion
• 14.5 The statistical basis for entropy
• 14.6 The entropy of mixing
• 14.7 Maxwell’s demon
• 14.8 Entropy and probability
• 15.1 Information and Shannon entropy
• 15.2 Information and thermodynamics
• 15.3 Data compression
• 15.4 Quantum information
• 15.5 Conditional and joint probabilities
• 15.6 Bayes’ theorem
• 16.1 Internal energy, U
• 16.2 Enthalpy, H
• 16.3 Helmholtz function, F
• 16.4 Gibbs function, G
• 16.5 Constraints
• 16.6 Maxwell’s relations
• 17.1 Elastic rod
• 17.2 Surface tension
• 17.3 Electric and magnetic dipoles
• 17.4 Paramagnetism
• 18.1 Different statements of the third law
• 18.2 Consequences of the third law
• 19.1 Equipartition theorem
• 19.2 Applications
• 19.3 Assumptions made
• 19.4 Brownian motion
• 20.1 Writing down the partition function
• 20.2 Obtaining the functions of state
• 20.3 The big idea
• 20.4 Combining partition functions
• 21.1 Density of states
• 21.2 Quantum concentration
• 21.3 Distinguishability
• 21.4 Functions of state of the ideal gas
• 21.5 Gibbs paradox
• 21.6 Heat capacity of a diatomic gas
• 22.1 A definition of the chemical potential
• 22.2 The meaning of the chemical potential
• 22.3 Grand partition function
• 22.4 Grand potential
• 22.5 Chemical potential as Gibbs function per particle
• 22.6 Many types of particle
• 22.7 Particle number conservation laws
• 22.8 Chemical potential and chemical reactions
• 22.9 Osmosis
• 23.1 The classical thermodynamics of electromagnetic radiation
• 23.2 Spectral energy density
• 23.3 Kirchhoff’s law
• 23.4 Radiation pressure
• 23.5 The statistical mechanics of the photon gas
• 23.6 Black-body distribution
• 23.7 Cosmic microwave background radiation
• 23.8 The Einstein A and B coefficients
• 24.1 The Einstein model
• 24.2 The Debye model
• 24.3 Phonon dispersion
• 25.1 Relativistic dispersion relation for massive particles
• 25.2 The ultrarelativistic gas
• 25.3 Adiabatic expansion of an ultrarelativistic gas
• 26.1 The van der Waals gas
• 26.2 The Dieterici equation
• 26.3 Virial expansion
• 26.4 The law of corresponding states
• 27.1 The Joule expansion
• 27.2 Isothermal expansion
• 27.3 Joule-Kelvin expansion
• 27.4 Liquefaction of gases
• 28.1 Latent heat
• 28.2 Chemical potential and phase changes
• 28.3 The Clausius-Clapeyron equation
• 28.4 Stability and metastability
• 28.5 The Gibbs phase rule
• 28.6 Colligative properties
• 28.7 Classification of phase transitions
• 28.8 The Ising model
• 29.1 Exchange and symmetry
• 29.2 Wave functions of identical particles
• 29.3 The statistics of identical particles
• 30.1 The non-interacting quantum fluid
• 30.2 The Fermi gas
• 30.3 The Bose gas
• 30.4 Bose-Einstein condensation (BEC)
• 31.1 Sound waves under isothermal conditions
• 31.2 Sound waves under adiabatic conditions
• 31.3 Are sound waves in general adiabatic or isothermal
• 31.4 Derivation of the speed of sound within fluids
• 32.1 The Mach number
• 32.2 Structure of shock waves
• 32.3 Shock conservation laws
• 32.4 The Rankine-Hugoniot conditions
• 33.1 Brownian motion
• 33.2 Johnson noise
• 33.3 Fluctuations
• 33.4 Fluctuations and the availability
• 33.5 Linear response
• 33.6 Correlation functions
• 34.1 Entropy production
• 34.2 The kinetic coefficients
• 34.3 Proof of the Onsager reciprocal relations
• 34.4 Thermoelectricity
• 34.5 Time reversal and the arrow of time
• 35.1 Gravitational interaction
• 35.2 Nuclear reactions
• 35.3 Heat transfer
• 36.1 Electron degeneracy pressure
• 36.2 White dwarfs
• 36.3 Neutron stars
• 36.4 Black holes
• 36.5 Accretion
• 36.6 Black holes and entropy
• 36.7 Life, the Universe, and entropy
• 37.1 Solar energy
• 37.2 The temperature profile in the atmosphere
• 37.3 Radiative transfer
• 37.4 The greenhouse effect
• 37.5 Global warming