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Tables of Contents for Classical Physics of Matter
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Introduction
6
2
From atoms to the phases of matter
8
44
A puzzle
8
1
Atoms: the building blocks of matter
8
11
The concept of an atom
8
3
Atomic sizes
11
3
Isotopes and ions
14
1
Atomic masses
15
1
Interactions between atoms
16
3
Atomic descriptions of the phases of matter
19
7
The gas phase
20
3
The liquid phase
23
1
The solid phase
24
2
Macroscopic variables
26
8
Density
26
1
Pressure
26
2
Temperature
28
3
Internal energy
31
1
Molar quantities
31
2
Response functions
33
1
Macroscopic equilibrium in ideal gases
34
10
Experiments on gases
35
2
The absolute temperature scale
37
1
The equation of state of an ideal gas
38
4
Internal energy equations of ideal gases
42
1
A puzzle resolved
43
1
Macroscopic descriptions of the phases of matter
44
4
The generic PVT surface and phases of matter
44
2
The generic UPT surface and latent heats
46
2
Closing items
48
4
Microscopic models of gases
52
53
Introduction
52
1
Chance and probability
53
8
Probability
53
2
Average values
55
2
Fluctuations
57
1
Dicing with Boltzmann
58
3
The pressure of a gas
61
7
Molecular bombardment
61
1
The simple gas model
62
1
Calculating the pressure
63
5
Distributions of speed and translational energy in gases
68
8
Measuring the distribution of molecular speeds
68
3
Analysing the experiment in terms of translational energy
71
1
What do the distributions of speed and translational energy depend on?
72
1
Distribution functions
73
3
Statistical mechanics
76
16
From chance to practical certainty
76
2
Defining configurations in a gas
78
1
Assigning probabilities to configurations
79
1
The Boltzmann distribution law
80
4
The distribution of molecular speed
84
3
The distribution of molecular translational energy
87
5
The equipartition of energy
92
6
Application to gases
94
3
Application to solids
97
1
Closing items
98
7
Appendix to Chapter 2 Computer simulations
103
2
Thermodynamics and entropy
105
49
Engine efficiency - an effect of thermodynamics
105
2
The first law of thermodynamics
107
20
Systems, states and processes
107
2
Heat and work
109
3
The first law of thermodynamics
112
5
The first law and heat capacities
117
5
Isothermal and adiabatic processes
122
5
The second law of thermodynamics
127
14
Reversible and irreversible processes
127
1
Adiabatic accessibility and the second law
128
4
Defining entropy
132
6
Entropy and heat flow
138
1
But what is entropy anyway?
139
2
Entropy, engines and refrigerators
141
9
Heat engines
141
6
Refrigerators
147
3
The third law of thermodynamics
150
1
Closing items
150
4
The physics of fluids
154
36
Introduction
154
1
Fluids at rest
155
14
Pressure in a fluid
155
1
The pressure experienced by a diver
156
3
The pressure experienced by a mountaineer
159
7
Buoyancy and Archimedes' principle
166
3
Ideal fluids in motion
169
6
Ideal flow
169
2
Conservation of mass and the equation of continuity
171
1
Conservation of energy and Bernoulli's equation
172
2
Bernoulli's principle in action
174
1
Non-ideal fluids in motion
175
11
Viscosity
175
3
Dynamical similarity and Reynolds number
178
3
Turbulence and its onset
181
2
The boundary layer
183
3
Flight
186
1
Closing items
187
3
Consolidation and skills development
190
17
Introduction
190
1
Overview of Chapters I to 4
190
7
The atomic hypothesis
191
1
The macroscopic view
192
1
A statistical approach to physics
193
1
The laws of thermodynamics
194
1
The meaning of temperature
195
1
The physics of fluids
196
1
Writing precise physical statements
197
4
Basic skills and knowledge test
201
5
Interactive questions
206
1
Physica problems
206
1
Answers and comments
207
22
Acknowledgements
229
1
Index
230
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