Thermal Physics: With Kinetic Theory, Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics

1. Ideal Gases: Elementary Kinetic Theory and Maxwellian Distribution

2. Mean Free Path and Transport Phenomena

3. Real Gases: van der Waals’ Equation of State

4. Basic Concepts of Thermodynamics

5. The First Law of Thermodynamics

6. The Second Law of Thermodynamics

7 Entropy

8. Thermodynamic Relations

9. Free Energies and Thermodynamic Equilibrium

10. Production of Low Temperatures and their Applications

11. Radiation: Classical and Quantum Theories

12. Basic Concepts of Statistical Mechanics

13. Maxwell–Boltzmann Statistics

14. Fermi–Dirac Statistics

15. Bose–Einstein Statistics

Appendix I: Analysis of Experiment of Zartmann and Ko

Appendix II: Mean Free Path: Maxwellian Gas

Appendix III: Rigorous Proof of Kirchhoff’s Law

Appendix IV: Transmission of Heat by Conduction

This comprehensive and thoroughly revised edition of Thermal Physics provides aconcise and balanced account of all the fundamental concepts along with plethora ofsolved and unsolved problems, as per examination requisites. Following a conceptualflow, the textbook covers all important topics in the subject like Maxwell’s Distribution,Transport Phenomenon, Laws of Thermodynamics, Entropy and Statistical Mechanics.