The Critical Point : A Historical Introduction To The Modern Theory Of Critical Phenomena

ISBN-13: 9780748404353 / Angielski / Twarda / 1996 / 394 str.

C Domb;C Domb;Michael Fisher

Opis

The relationship between liquids and gases engaged the attention of a number of distinguished scientists in the mid 19th Century. In a definitive paper published in 1869, Thomas Andrews described experiments he performed on carbon dioxide and from which he concluded that a critical temperature exists below which liquids and gases are distinct phases of matter, but above which they merge into a single fluid phase. During the years which followed, other natural phenomena were discovered to which the same critical point description can be applied - such as ferromagnetism and solutions. This book provides an historical account of theoretical explanations of critical phenomena which ultimately led 001 041528855X

Spis treści

"1. Preface 2. Historical Survey 3. Fluids: Classical Theory 4. Light Scattering and Correlations: Classical Theory 5. The Onsager Revolution 6. Reconciliation 7. Renormalization Group 8. Appendix: Related Topics 9. References 10. Index

Contents

Preface

Foreword: About the Author and the Subject

1

O autorze

Domb, C