Phases of Matter and their Transitions

Eine umfassende Einführung in die chemische Physik von Festkörpern, Flüssigkeiten und Gasen mit Schwerpunkt auf den thermodynamischen und strukturellen Aspekten von Phasen und Phasenübergängen, wobei auch Flüssigkristalle, Ferroelektronik und Oberflächenphänomene betrachtet werden.

Autorentext

Gijsbertus de With is Professor of Materials Science at Eindhoven University of Technology (The Netherlands). After graduating from Utrecht University and receiving his PhD at Twente University, he joined Philips Research
Laboratories in Eindhoven in 1977. In 1985 he was appointed part-time professor to become in 1995 full professor at Eindhoven. His research interests include structure and interfacial phenomena related to the chemical and thermomechanical behavior of multi-phase materials, resulting in about 350 (co)-authored papers and about 15 patents. Throughout he cooperated with other researchers from academia and industry, co-founded and co-organized the annual conference Coating Science International during 2004-2014 and published three books.

Klappentext

An all-in-one, comprehensive take on matter and its phase properties In Phases of Matter and their Transitions, accomplished materials scientist Dr. Gijsbertus de With delivers an accessible textbook for advanced students in the molecular sciences. It offers a balanced and self-contained treatment of the thermodynamic and structural aspects of phases and the transitions between them, covering solids, liquids, gases, and their interfaces. The book lays the groundwork to describe particles and their interactions from the perspective of classical and quantum mechanics and compares phenomenological and statistical thermodynamics. It also examines materials with special properties, like glasses, liquid crystals, and ferroelectrics. The author has included an extensive appendix with a guide to the mathematics and theoretical models employed in this resource. Readers will also find:

• Thorough introductions to classical and quantum mechanics, intermolecular interactions, and continuum mechanics
• Comprehensive explorations of thermodynamics, gases, liquids, and solids
• Practical discussions of surfaces, including their general aspects for solids and liquids

• Fulsome treatments of discontinuous and continuous transitions, including discussions of irreversibility and the return to equilibrium Perfect for advanced students in chemistry and physics, Phases of Matter and their Transitions will also earn a place in the libraries of students of materials science.

  Inhalt
  IntroductionClassical MechanicsQuantum MechanicsIntermolecular InteractionsContinuum MechanicsMacroscopic ThermodynamicsMicroscopic ThermodynamicsGasesLiquidsSolidsSurfacesPhase Transitions: General AspectsDiscontinuous Transitions: Gases LiquidsDiscontinuous Transitions: Liquids SolidsContinuous TransitionsLiquid crystalsFerroelectricsGlasses and the Glass TransitionReturn to Equilibrium and Irreversibility APPENDIXUnits, Constants, Conversion FactorsGuide to Mathematics UsedElements of Special Relativity TheoryThe Lattice Gas ModelElements of ElectrostaticsElements of Probability and StatisticsAnswers to Selected Problems