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The goals of this book as described in the Preface and Chapter 1—i.e., to provide a clear exposition of the core concepts of thermodynamics, pertinent across all relevant disciplines—have hopefully now been reached.
On the other hand, where the many applications of thermodynamics are concerned, one size does not always fit all. To be sure, everyone should know about gas expansions. However, not absolutely everyone needs to understand the intricacies of how quantum spin properties, as described by the two-dimensional square-lattice Ising model, can lead to ferromagnetic phase transitions and negative temperatures…
Accordingly, all discipline-specific application material is provided on the website—in the form of additional book chapters, available for down- load. At the time of printing, these include—as a bare minimum—chapters addressing three of the most important thermodynamics applications: phase transitions; mixtures; chemical reactions. As already anticipated, these common (albeit not universal) applications build from the foundation laid in Chapter 15—and of course, all of the previous book material, as well.
Depending on student interest, author time, the availability of coauthors, etc., it is expected that a number of additional chapters will also eventually be written, addressing such potential topics as: amorphous solids; Bose- Einstein condensation; heat exchangers and power cycles; mass-dependent isotope fractionation; osmosis; protein folding; statistical mechanics; steam engines.
All of the online application chapters refer extensively to this book—as well as to the relevant reference textbooks from the set listed in the Text- book Guide. The additional chapters also refer to each other, but to a more limited extent. In cases where one chapter requires others as “prerequisites,”