Thermodynamics in Earth and Planetary Sciences

by Jibamitra Ganguly

Overview

Based on a university course, this book provides an exposition of a large spectrum of geological, geochemical and geophysical problems that are amenable to thermodynamic analysis. Many on the book’s features are frequently missing in textbooks.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783540773054
Publisher:	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication date:	11/17/2008
Edition description:	2008
Pages:	501
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.40(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Jibamitra Ganguly was educated in India (Calcutta University and Jadavpur University) and the University of Chicago, where he received his Ph.D. degree in Geophysical Sciences. This was followed by post-doctoral research at the Yale University and the University of California, Los Angeles, and an appointment to a faculty position at the University of Arizona, where he is currently a Professor Emeritus of Geosciences. His research, which covers a wide range of areas in the Earth and Planetary sciences, has been characterized by an effective blend of experimental, theoretical and observational studies to develop quantitative understanding of natural processes. Prof. Ganguly co-authored (with Prof. S. K. Saxena) the book Mixtures and Mineral Reactions, and edited the volume Diffusion, Atomic Ordering and Mass Transport. He is a fellow of the Mineralogical Society of America and the American Geophysical Union, and received the Alexander von Humboldt research prize for his contributions to thermodynamic and diffusion kinetic studies of natural systems.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction.- 2. First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics.- 3. Thermodynamic Potentials and Derivative Properties.- 4. Third Law and Thermochemistry.- 5. Critical Phenomenon and Equations of State.- 6. Phase Transitions, Melting and Reactions of Stoichiometric Phases.- 7. Thermal Pressure, Earth's Interior and Adiabatic Processes.- 8.Thermodynamics of Solutions.- 9. Thermodynamic Solution Models: Non-electrolytes.- 10. Phase Equilibria Involving Solutions and Gaseous Mixtures, 11. Element Fractionation in Geological Systems.- 12. Electrolyte Solutions and Electrochemistry.- 13. Surface Effects.- Appendix I: Rate of Entropy Production and Kinetic Implications- Appendix II: Review of Some Mathematical Concepts of Classical Thermodynamics.- Appendix III: Estimation of Thermodynamic Properties if Solids.