Capitelli / Colonna / D'Angola Fundamental Aspects of Plasma Chemical Physics

Thermodynamics
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-4419-8182-0
Verlag: Springer US
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 66, 310 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics

Fundamental Aspects of Plasma Chemical Physics - Thermodynamics develops basic and advanced concepts of plasma thermodynamics from both classical and statistical points of view.After a refreshment of classical thermodynamics applied to the dissociation and ionization regimes, the book invites the reader to discover the role of electronic excitation in affecting the properties of plasmas, a topic often overlooked by the thermal plasma community.Particular attention is devoted to the problem of the divergence of the partition function of atomic species and the state-to-state approach for calculating the partition function of diatomic and polyatomic molecules. The limit of ideal gas approximation is also discussed, by introducing Debye-Huckel and virial corrections.Throughout the book, worked examples are given in order to clarify concepts and mathematical approaches.This book is a first of a series of three books to be published by the authors on fundamental aspects of plasma chemical physics. The next books will discuss transport and kinetics.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Capitelli, Mario

Colonna, Gianpiero

D'Angola, Antonio

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Classical Thermodynamics.- Two and Three Level Systems.- Statistical Thermodynamics.- Atomic Partition Function.- Molecular Partition Function.- Real Effects: I. Debye-Hückel.- Real Effects: II. Virial Corrections.- Electronic Excitation.- Multi-Temperature Thermodynamics.- Thermodynamics of Planetary Plasmas.- Appendix.

Über Autor(innen)

Mario Capitelli, University of Bari, [e-mail]

Gianpiero Colonna, IMIP CNR Bari,