TY - GEN AU - Tahir-Kheli, Raza TI - General and statisti cal thermodynamics SN - 9783642214806 U1 - 530.13 PY - 2012/// CY - New York PB - Springer KW - Statistical thermodynamics KW - Thermodynamics KW - Perfect gas KW - Energy and entropy extrema N1 - "With 62 figures."; Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - Tailored to advanced undergraduates, this textbook provides a thorough explanation of general and statistical thermodynamics. It begins with an introduction to statistical mechanics, deriving all the important formulae meticulously and explicitly, without mathematical short cuts ER -