Thermodynamics

This book presents the fundamentals of thermodynamics and is designed to serve as a comprehensive textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate students. It caters to those who seek a deeper understanding of how irreversibility impacts thermodynamic processes between equilibrium states. Additionally, it aims to provide a thorough grasp of the underlying physical mechanisms governing the macroscopic behavior of multiphase and multicomponent systems, both in equilibrium and non-equilibrium states.

1. Front Matter

2. The First Principle

3. The Second Principle

4. The Equilibrium State

5. Phase Equilibrium

6. Non-ideal Mixtures

7. Surface Physics

8. Non-equilibrium States

9. Multiphase Systems

10. Multicomponent Systems

11. Non-equilibrium Thermodynamics from a Kinetic Standpoint

12. Back Matter