Offering a fresh viewpoint on phase changes and the thermodynamics of materials, this textbook covers the thermodynamics and kinetics of the most important phase transitions in materials science, spanning classical metallurgy through to nanoscience and quantum phase transitions. Clear, concise and complete explanations rigorously address transitions from the atomic scale up, providing the quantitative concepts, analytical tools and methods needed to understand modern research in materials science. Topics are grouped according to complexity, ensuring that students have a solid grounding in core topics before they begin to tackle more advanced material, and are accompanied by numerous end-of-chapter problems. With explanations firmly rooted in the context of modern advances in electronic structure and statistical mechanics, and developed from classroom teaching, this book is the ideal companion for graduate students and researchers in materials science, condensed matter physics, solid state science, and physical chemistry. Core concepts are introduced linearly in Parts I and II, with numerous interchangeable advanced topics then introduced in Parts III and IV, providing instructors with flexibility without sacrificing coverage of key topics Covers all classical phase transformations in materials, plus additional material from physics and nanoscience, introducing students to additional electronic, magnetic and quantum phenomena Includes a rigorous treatment of thermodynamics and kinetics, providing materials scientists with improved analytical tools
- ISBN: 9781107067240
- Editorial: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Encuadernacion: Tela
- Páginas: 446
- Fecha Publicación: 01/07/2014
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
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