Thermodynamics

Andrew M. Steane was born in Bath, England (1965) and educated at Christ's Hospital school and Oxford University. He has been Professor of Physics at the University of Oxford since 2002. His scientific research concerns quantum computing and fundamental physics. Steane was awarded the Maxwell Medal and Prize of the Institute of Physics in 2000 for his work on quantum error correction. He has given numerous public lectures and school demonstrations in physics. He is the author of "The Wonderful World of Relativity" (OUP, 2011), "Relativity Made Relatively Easy" (OUP, 2012) and "Faithful to Science" (OUP, 2014).

• 1: How to use this book 2: Introducing thermodynamics 3: A survey of thermodynamic ideas 4: Some general knowledge 5: Mathematical tools 6: Zeroth law, equation of state 7: First Law, internal energy 8: The Second Law and entropy 9: Understanding entropy 10: Heat flow and thermal relaxation 11: Practical heat engines 12: Introducing chemical potential 13: Functions and methods 14: Elastic bands, rods, bubbles, magnets 15: Modelling real gases 16: Expansion and flow processes 17: Stability and free energy 18: Reinventing the subject 19: Thermal radiation 20: Radiative heat transfer 21: Chemical reactions 22: Phase change 23: The Third Law 24: Phase change, nucleation and solutes 25: Continuous phase transitions 26: Self-gravitation and negative heat capacity 27: Fluctuations 28: Thermoelectricity and entropy flow

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