Fundamental Aspects of Plasma Chemical Physics Thermodynamics / by Mario Capitelli, Gianpiero Colonna, Antonio D'Angola.

Fundamental Aspects of Plasma Chemical Physics - Thermodynamics develops basic and advanced concepts of plasma thermodynamics from both classical and statistical points of view. After a refreshment of classical thermodynamics applied to the dissociation and ionization regimes, the book invites the r...

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Main Authors: Capitelli, Mario (Author), Colonna, Gianpiero (Author), D'Angola, Antonio (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
Edition:1st ed. 2012.
Series:Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics, 66
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Table of Contents:
  • Classical Thermodynamics
  • Two and Three Level Systems
  • Statistical Thermodynamics
  • Atomic Partition Function
  • Molecular Partition Function
  • Real Effects: I. Debye-Hückel
  • Real Effects: II. Virial Corrections
  • Electronic Excitation
  • Multi-Temperature Thermodynamics
  • Thermodynamics of Planetary Plasmas
  • Appendix.