{"product_id":"9780470402368","title":"Classical and Geometrical Theory of Chemical and Phase Thermodynamics","description":"\u003ch1\u003eClassical and Geometrical Theory of Chemical and Phase Thermodynamics\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFrank Weinhold\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eScience \/ Mechanics \/ Thermodynamics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSimplified, innovative alternative to standard calculus-based thermodynamics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis textbook proves how equilibrium thermodynamics, a traditionally difficult subject, can be accurately expressed using basic high school geometry concepts. Specifically, the text deals with classical equilibrium thermodynamics and its modern reformulation in metric geometric terms. The author emphasizes applications to chemical and phase equilibria in complex chemical systems, statistical mechanical origins, and extensions to near-equilibrium transport properties.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe text is divided into three parts:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePart One: Inductive Foundations of Classical Thermodynamics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePart Two: Gibbsian Thermodynamics of Chemical and Phase Equilibria\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePart Three: Metric Geometry of Equilibrium Thermodynamics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn addition to a rigorous introduction to the principles of chemical and phase thermodynamics, this text takes a novel, innovative approach, reformulating and extending these principles in the framework of Euclidean and Riemannian geometry. The resulting \"thermodynamic geometry\" provides a powerful alternative to the traditional calculus-based formulation of equilibrium thermodynamics. Students will find that this approach simplifies many mathematical derivations and clarifies thermodynamic logic. Moreover, this approach suggests novel extensions to equilibrium and nonequilibrium systems of arbitrary chemical and phase complexity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis text also provides a general introduction to vector- and matrix-algebraic methods that are highly effective for thermodynamics as well as applications in quantum mechanics and other advanced topics in physical chemistry.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith its unique simplified approach to thermodynamics coupled with its discussions of the historical and conceptual development of the field, this text is ideal for both undergraduate and graduate students in physical chemistry, chemical engineering, thermal physics, and materials sciences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrank Weinhold\u003c\/b\u003e received his PhD from Harvard and held postdoctoral and teaching appointments at Oxford, Berkeley, and Stanford before moving to the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1976, where he served as Professor of Chemistry and a member of the Theoretical Chemistry Institute until achieving emeritus status in 2007. He is the author of more than 170 technical publications and software packages, including the Natural Bond Orbital (NBO) analysis program, widely incorp-orated in modern ab initio quantum chemistry packages. In addition to the metric geo-metric theory of equilibrium thermodynamics, Dr. Weinhold's research examines upper and lower bounds for quantum-mechanical properties, complex-coordinate rotation methods for autoionizing resonances, and quantum cluster equilibrium descriptions of water and other H-bonded fluids.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14 January 2009\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Interscience\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780470402368\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e504\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e35.52\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44377713442956,"sku":"9780470402368","price":179.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780470402368.jpg?v=1780147039","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780470402368","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}