1st Edition
The Critical Point A Historical Introduction To The Modern Theory Of Critical Phenomena
By C Domb
Copyright 1996
394 Pages
by
CRC Press
394 Pages
by
CRC Press
394 Pages
by
CRC Press
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The relationship between liquids and gases engaged the attention of a number of distinguished scientists in the mid 19th Century. In a definitive paper published in 1869, Thomas Andrews described experiments he performed on carbon dioxide and from which he concluded that a critical temperature exists below which liquids and gases are distinct phases of matter, but above which they merge into a... Read more
"1. Preface 2. Historical Survey 3. Fluids: Classical Theory 4. Light Scattering and Correlations: Classical Theory 5. The Onsager Revolution 6. Reconciliation 7. Renormalization Group 8. Appendix: Related Topics 9. References 10. Index
Contents
Preface
Foreword: About the Author and the Subject
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Contents
Preface
Foreword: About the Author and the Subject
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Biography
Domb, C
