An introduction to equations of state : theory and applications

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An introduction to equations of state : theory and applications

Shalom Eliezer, Ajoy K. Ghatak, Heinrich Hora ; with a foreword by Edward Teller

Cambridge University Press, 1986

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The equation of state was originally developed for ideal gases, and proved central to the development of early molecular and atomic physics. Increasingly sophisticated equations of state have been developed to take into account molecular interactions, quantization, relativistic effects, etc. Extreme conditions of matter are encountered both in nature and iq the laboratory, for example in the centres of stars, in relativistic collisions of heavy nuclei, in inertial confinement fusion (where temperatures of IO'K and pressures of several million atmospheres can be achieved). A sound knowledge of the equation of state is a prerequisite to an understanding of processes at very high temperatures and pressures.

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  • NCID
    BA00455649
  • ISBN
    • 0521303893
  • LCCN
    85029094
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    xii, 366 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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