Concise Thermodynamics

Jeremy Dunning-Davies, University of Hull, UK

1: Introduction

2: The Zeroth Law



Exercises A

3: The First Law



Some Applications of the First Law
Exercises B

4: The Second Law



Exercises C

5: The Second Law and Non-static Processes.

6: The Third Law.

7: Extension to open and non-equilibrium systems.

8: Thermodynamic cycles.



Exercises D

9: Negative Temperatures and the Second Law.

10: Phase Transitions

11: Thermodynamic Equilibrium and Stability

12: Concavity of the Entropy and Negative Heat Capacities

13: Black Hole Entropy and an Alternative Model for a Black Hole

14: Energy Sources and the World’s Energy Requirements



Traditional sources of energy.
Nuclear power.
Conventional methods for the disposal of radioactive waste.
An alternative method for disposal of high-level radioactive waste.

15: Concluding Remarks

Appendix



Partial derivatives
The Chain Rule
Homogeneous Functions
Taylor’s Theorem for a Function of Several Variables
Extreme Values of Functions of Several Variables

Answers and Solutions to Exercises



Exercises A (p.8)
Exercises B (p. 21)
Exercises C (p.36)
Exercises D(p.57)

Glossary

List of symbols

References and suggestions for further reading

Index