Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface VII
3. Contents XI
4. Part I: Phenomenological thermodynamics
5. Introduction 1
6. 1 Equilibrium thermodynamics: a brief summary 5
7. 2 Out of thermal equilibrium 39
8. 3 Transport equations 66
9. 4 Diffusion 77
10. 5 Diffusion and reaction 99
11. 6 Diffusion and transport 114
12. Part II: Kinetic gas theory
13. Introduction 147
14. 7 Many particles and probability distribution 149
15. 8 The Boltzmann equation 174
16. 9 Transport equations 191
17. A Constants, material properties, and units 211
18. B Gaussian integrals 213
19. C Theorems and relations from vector calculus 215
20. Bibliography 225
21. Index 227