Concepts in thermal physics [electronic resource] / Stephen J. Blundell and Katherine M. Blundell. Blundell, Stephen, 1967- Blundell, Katherine M. Thermodynamics. Heat. QC254.2 536 22 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. This text provides a modern introduction to the main principles of thermal physics, thermodynamics and statistical mechanics. The key concepts are presented and new ideas are illustrated with worked examples as well as description of the historical background to their discovery. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010. 2010. 2010 Text 1 online resource (xviii, 493 p.) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199562091.001.0001 eng