Kinetic Theory of Gases Being a Text and Reference Book Whose Purpose Is to Combine the Classical Deductions With Recent Experimental Advances in a Convenient Form for

A pioneering text in its field, this comprehensive study is one of the most valuable texts and references available. The author explores the classical kinetic theory in the first four chapters, with discussions of the mechanical picture of a perfect gas, the mean free path, and the distribution of molecular velocities. Tbhe fifth chapter deals with the more accurate equations of state, or Van der Waals' equation, and later chapters examine viscosity, heat conduction, surface phenomena, and Browninan movements. The text surveys the application of quantum theory to the problem of specific heats and the contributions of kinetic theory to knowledge of electrical and magnetic properties of molecules, concluding with applications of the kinetic theory to the conduction of electricity in gases. 1934 edition.Loeb, Leonard B. is the author of 'Kinetic Theory of Gases Being a Text and Reference Book Whose Purpose Is to Combine the Classical Deductions With Recent Experimental Advances in a Convenient Form for', published 2004 under ISBN 9780486495729 and ISBN 0486495728.