Treatise on Thermodynamics

by Max Planck

Overview

Treatise on Thermodynamics, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789361477072
Publisher:	Alpha Edition
Publication date:	09/10/2024
Pages:	344
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.77(d)

About the Author

German physicist Max Planck (1858–1947) was the founder of quantum theory and awarded the 1918 Nobel Prize in Physics.

Table of Contents

PART I. FUNDAMENTAL FACTS AND DEFINITIONS.
I. TEMPERATURE
II. MOLECULAR WEIGHT
III. QUANTITY OF HEAT
PART II. THE FIRST FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLE OF THERMODYNAMICS.
I. GENERAL EXPOSITION
II. APPLICATIONS TO HOMOGENEOUS SYSTEMS
III. APPLICATIONS TO NON-HOMOGENEOUS SYSTEMS
PART III. THE SECOND FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLE OF THERMODYNAMICS.
I. INTRODUCTION
II. PROOF
III. GENERAL DEDUCTIONS
PART IV. APPLICATIONS TO SPECIAL STATES OF EQUILIBRIUM.
I. HOMOGENEOUS SYSTEMS
II. SYSTEM IN DIFFERENT STATES OF AGGREGATION
III. SYSTEM OF ANY NUMBER OF INDEPENDENT CONSTITUENTS
IV. GASEOUS SYSTEM
V. DILUTE SOLUTIONS
VI. ABSOLUTE VALUE OF THE ENTROPY. NERNST'S THEOREM
INDEX