An Introduction to the Liquid State
An Introduction to the Liquid State by Peter A. Egelstaff is a completely revised edition published by Clarendon Press in 1994. This 390-page paperback serves as an introductory resource for first-year graduate students in physics, particularly those who have completed undergraduate courses in mathematics and statistical thermodynamics. The book maintains the general content, layout, and style of the original edition while incorporating significant advancements in theoretical and experimental research over the past 25 years.
Readers will find that the book covers fundamental aspects of the liquid state, organized by topic rather than by class of liquid, allowing for a comprehensive understanding of various liquid types. Each chapter concludes with references for further reading and includes exercises designed to enhance the learning experience. The author emphasizes an atomic or molecular perspective, focusing on pair distribution and pair potential functions, and illustrates how properties can be derived from first principles and validated against experimental data. The text also discusses experimental techniques involving scattering for both equilibrium and dynamic measurements, making it a valuable resource for those interested in condensed matter physics.
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This is a completely revised edition of a book originally published 25 years ago. While the general content, layout, and style of this edition follows that of the original, the second edition reflects the enormous expansion of theoretical and experimental research that has taken place overthe past quarter of a century.The book, now available in paperback, is an introductory rather than a specialist work aimed at first year-graduate students of physics and is accessible to those who have taken undergraduate courses in mathematics and statistical thermodynamics. Each chapter ends with a short set of referencesfor further reading, and exercises are provided for the reader.This volume covers the more basic parts of this vast topic, while preserving a balance between different areas. The author breaks the subject down by liquid state topic rather than by class of liquid, so that all classes of liquids fall under each topic. The author takes an atomic or molecularview of liquids, concentrating on the pair distribution and pair potential functions, illustrating how properties can be calculated from first principles and compared with experimental results. The experimental techniques used involve scattering both for equilibrium and dynamic measurements.
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