Thermal Properties of Matter

ISBN-13: 9781681749389 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 56 str.

Joe Khachan

Opis

Today we know that there are four states of matter: solids, liquids, gasses and plasma. The plasma state is beyond the scope of this book. Although on the microscopic level all matter is made from atoms or molecules, everyday experience tells us that the three states have very different properties. The aim of this book is to examine some of these properties and the underlying physics.

Spis treści

• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Author biography
• Contributors
• Symbols
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Thermal properties of materials and temperature measurement
• 3. Heat transfer through conduction, convection, and radiation
• 4. Heat capacity, specific heat, and heat of transformation
• 5. First law of thermodynamics and its applications to thermal processes
• 6. Pressure in terms of molecular motion
• 7. Summary of equations