Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Energy in planetary processes and the First Law of Thermodynamics
- 2 Energy sources in planetary bodies
- 3 Energy transfer processes in planetary bodies
- 4 The Second Law of Thermodynamics and thermodynamic potentials
- 5 Chemical equilibrium. Using composition as a thermodynamic variable
- 6 Phase equilibrium and phase diagrams
- 7 Critical phase transitions
- 8 Equations of state for solids and the internal structure of terrestrial planets
- 9 Thermodynamics of planetary volatiles
- 10 Melting in planetary bodies
- 11 Dilute solutions
- 12 Non-equilibrium thermodynamics and rates of natural processes
- 13 Topics in atmospheric thermodynamics and radiative energy transfer
- 14 Thermodynamics of life
- Appendix 1 Physical constants and other useful numbers and conversion factors
- Appendix 2 Derivation of thermodynamic identities
- References
- Index
Appendix 1 - Physical constants and other useful numbers and conversion factors
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 September 2011
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Energy in planetary processes and the First Law of Thermodynamics
- 2 Energy sources in planetary bodies
- 3 Energy transfer processes in planetary bodies
- 4 The Second Law of Thermodynamics and thermodynamic potentials
- 5 Chemical equilibrium. Using composition as a thermodynamic variable
- 6 Phase equilibrium and phase diagrams
- 7 Critical phase transitions
- 8 Equations of state for solids and the internal structure of terrestrial planets
- 9 Thermodynamics of planetary volatiles
- 10 Melting in planetary bodies
- 11 Dilute solutions
- 12 Non-equilibrium thermodynamics and rates of natural processes
- 13 Topics in atmospheric thermodynamics and radiative energy transfer
- 14 Thermodynamics of life
- Appendix 1 Physical constants and other useful numbers and conversion factors
- Appendix 2 Derivation of thermodynamic identities
- References
- Index
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- Thermodynamics of the Earth and Planets , pp. 671Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2011