PHYSICS NEWS UPDATELinks to interesting information or articles, which I or the students found:
AGARWAL,ASHISH
(1) http://www.uic.edu/~mansoori/Thermodynamics.Educational.Sites_html
Links to other websites categorized in the following areas: Classical Thermodynamics; Quantum, Nanoscale, and Statistical Mechanics; Applications; and Mathematical Background.
(2) http://van-der-waals.pc.uni-koeln.de/
Provides some calculators for some basic thermodynamic variables.
(3) http://chemengineer.about.com/science/chemengineer/cs/thermodynamics/index.htm
An about.com site that gives a library of information categorized effectively.
(4) http://www.academicpress.com/jct
Website for the Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics.
(5) http://www.nist.gov/nta-bin/query2.cgi
The Experimental Kinetics and Thermodynamics Group at NIST.
AHMAD,MURNI
M
http://www.uic.edu:80/~mansoori/Thermodynamics.Educational.Sites_html
http://electron4.phys.utk.edu/141/nov14/November%2014.html
Statistical thermoynamics
Pennstate
Statistical mechanics
Oxford
ictp
Timeline
History
Group
Boltzmann's equation
BEAUREGARD, BRETT C
http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/staff/blynds/tmp.html
http://www.cstl.nist.gov/div838/g4/index.htm
http://jersey.uoregon.edu/vlab/
http://chaos.ph.utexas.edu/research.html
http://www.avalon.net/~owczarzy/index.htm
BLANCO MACEIRAS, DAVID
http://thermodex.lib.utexas.edu/
The ThermoDex database is based on stock in and produced by University of Texas libraries at Austin, US as part of their chemical information pages. This database contains records for over 120 printed handbooks and compilations of thermodynamic and thermophysical data for chemical compounds and other substances. It enables you to enter both a type of compound and a property name, and will return a list of titles of books that might contain this data. Each title has a short abstract and the properties and compounds covered in the book are listed. It should be noted that large compilations such as Beilstein and well known handbooks are not indexed. Provides a useful overview of books in this area.
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http://www.indiana.edu:80/~cheminfo/ca_ppi.html
SIRCh:Physical Property Information is a section of the very detailed series of pages entitled Selected Internet Resources for Chemistry (SIRCh), part of the Chemical Information Sources (ChemInfo) service maintained at Indiana University. The Physical Property Information section is an important collection of links to sites providing high quality information on chemical and physical properties of substances. Links are categorised under the following headings: data on the elements including periodic tables, biochemical data, physical properties�compilations, miscellaneous scientific constants, calculators, and printed and miscellaneous sources for physical property data.
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http://www.uic.edu/~mansoori/Thermodynamics.Educational.Sites_html
The Classical, Quantum and Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics Educational Sites pages have been produced by the Thermodynamics Research Laboratory in the Chemical Engineering Department at the University of Illinois at Chicago. The pages list courseware and tutorials from around the world. Sections cover classical thermodynamics, quantum and statistical mechanics, applications (including biological, metallurgical, pollution, polymers and heavy organics), and references (including databases and a thesaurus).
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http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry/
National Institute of Standards and Technology Chemistry Webook
The NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) Chemistry WebBook contains thermodynamic data (enthalpy of formation, heat capacity, entropy, vapour pressure, enthalpy of reaction) for over 5000 compounds and ion-energetics data (ionization potential and appearance potentials) for over 10,000 chemical compounds. Mass spectra and IR spectra data for over 5000 compounds are also available. The web pages can be searched by formula, name, partial formula, molecular weight, ionization energy or CAS registry number. For fluids, the WebBook returns properties in the one-phase region along lines of constant temperature or constant pressure, or properties at saturation as functions of either temperature or pressure. As well as the physical data, relevant bibliographic references are provided for each compound. Note that this site works best on browsers that support tables.
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http://www.qrg.ils.nwu.edu/projects/NSF/Cyclepad/cyclepad.htm
CyclePad, produced by the Qualitative Reasoning Group at the Institute for the Learning Sciences at Northwestern University, enables students to construct and analyze a wide variety of thermodynamic cycles. A hypertext explanation facility provides the student with access to the chain of reasoning underlying the derivation of each value. The CyclePad server provides an overview of CyclePad, a guided tour of CyclePad, CyclePad links, and the facility to download CyclePad.
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http://www.met.kth.se/tc/
Division of Computational Thermodynamics, Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm
The Division of Computational Thermodynamics, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, promotes its computational thermodynamics software Thermo-Calc at this site. Developed for thermodynamic and phase diagram calculations in the fields of chemistry, metallurgy, material science, alloy development, geochemistry, semiconductors etc., it specialises in calculations for multicomponent systems. Thermo-Calc allows users to use the databases required by thermodynamic software from many sources, but provides a list and descriptions of some dozen validated databases available from Thermo-Calc and details of others available elsewhere. The site also provides descriptions of the software, a detailed user's guide consisting of different modules, a collection of calculated binary phase diagrams which can be accessed by atomic number, name and symbol, a description of application oriented software interface (TQ), a newsletter and a test facility for calculating an equilibrium.
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(As a curiosity)
http://history.hyperjeff.net/statmech.html
This site provides a timeline for the development of work on statistical mechanics and thermodynamics. Within the significant dates and developments, there are links to biographies of the major figures involved. In addition, there is a list of sources (with links) and a further list of links to sites of related interest.
BYERS, ALICIA D.
Applied Thermodynamics, Energy, Power Plant, Combustion, Heat, Air Conditioning
CFD Group at the Laboratory of Applied Thermodynamics
CHEMystery Thermodynamics
Physics H221 -- Thermodynamics
The laws of Physical Chemistry
Thermodynamics Home Page
DALY, SUSAN MARIE
http://lorien.ncl.ac.uk/ming/Webnotes/Main/main.htm
http://courses.engr.wisc.edu/ecow/get/me/761/klein/
http://www.physics.usyd.edu.au/rcfta/thermo.html
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/1761/thermo.html
http://chemengineer.about.com/science/chemengineer/msub46.htm
DOMAGALSKI, NATHAN R
1. Advanced Physical Chemistry (including Quantum Mech and Stat Mech)
Detailed on-line notes from a course at Univ of Connecticut.
2. TEST - "The Expert System for Thermodynamics"
TEST is an on-line software package written in Java as a general-purpose, visual, thermodynamic problem solver for engineers and scientists covering a wide range of topics from fundamentals through gas dynamics.
3. Entropy in the Physical Sciences
A collection of historical information (with additional links) on the development of theories related to entropy.
4. Applied Thermodynamics
An on-line overview of thermodyanmics principles.
5. Introduction to Statistical Thermodynamics
Detailed on-line notes from a course at Penn State.
FAGAN, JEFFREY ALAN
Link1 Brownian motion and the second law
Link2 Kinetic Theory of Gases
Link3 Free energy Calculator
Link4 Historical Timeline of thermo/stat thermo discoveries
Link5 Thermodynamics of protein pchem
GAYDOS, TIMOTHY MARK
THERMODYNAMIC EQUILIBRIUM
The second law of thermodynamics
Energy is Conserved: The First Law of Thermodynamics
Introduction to Statistical Thermodynamics
Conceptual Thermodynamics:Understanding the Thermodynamics of Natural Earth Systems by Philip A. Candela
GOEL, VIKAS
http://a1840.g.akamaitech.net/v/1840/1861/5s/extra.idealibrary.com/production/jcht/2000/32/5/jcht.1999.0641/0641a.pdf?sessionID=XF11I0AAAAW1WCQAABXQAAA
http://a1840.g.akamaitech.net/v/1840/1861/5s/extra.idealibrary.com/production/jcht/1997/29/4/jcht.1996.0178/0178a.pdf?sessionID=XF11I0AAAAW1WCQAABXQAAA
http://www.panspermia.org/seconlaw.htm
http://a1840.g.akamaitech.net/v/1840/1861/5s/extra.idealibrary.com/production/jcht/1998/30/3/jcht.1997.0300/0300a.pdf?sessionID=XF11I0AAAAW1WCQAABXQAAA
http://a1840.g.akamaitech.net/v/1840/1861/5s/extra.idealibrary.com/production/jcht/1998/30/5/jcht.1997.0322/0322a.pdf?sessionID=XF11I0AAAAW1WCQAABXQAAA
IMMARAPORN, BOONCHUAN
http://cnls-www.lanl.gov/~beardm/MolecularDynamics/index.html
http://galilei.chem.psu.edu/Welcome2.html
http://msl5.che.uic.edu/
http://order.ph.utexas.edu/
http://web.mit.edu/physics/research/condensed_matter_physics.htm
KAMAKOTI, PREETI
1) http://www.plmsc.psu.edu/~www/matsc597c-1997/introduction/index.html
2) http://www-f1.ijs.si/~vilfan/SM/contents.html
3) http://www-teaching.physics.ox.ac.uk/~wark/statmech/statmech.html
4) http://www.chem.ualberta.ca/~plambeck/che/p102/p02064.htm
5) http://web.mit.edu/10.213/www/
KINNEY, CAROL L
1. http://www.uic.edu/~mansoori/Thermodynamics.Educationsl.Sites_html
-this has different university sites with problems to try
2. http://www.codata.org/codata/databases/keyl.html
-this has values for a lot of constants used in thermo
3. http://www.sunderland.ac.uk/~hs0bcl/td13.htm
-this gives introductory thermo concepts
4. http://www.treasure-troves.com/physics/statisticalmechanics.html
-lots of math help
5. http://www.library.thinkquest.org/3659/thermodyn/
-will get you to other specific sites
KULFAN, ANTHONY D
http://www.uic.edu/~mansoori/Thermodynamics.Educational.Sites_html
This is a historical look at Thermo with emphasis on Entropy and effects on biological development
http://www.math.washington.edu/~hillman/Entropy/phys.html
Entropic info
http://www-nmr.cabm.rutgers.edu/~parag/model_uv/effectdn.html
Enthalpic and Entropic aspects of binding of certain small molecules to DNA/RNA
http://ci.mond.org/9706/970615.html
Surface free energies WRT Non-stick coatings
http://www.uic.edu/~mansoori/Thermodynamics.Educational.Sites_html
Looks like a reference to many educational examples and links for various classic thermo/stat. mech topics.
LIM, HEATHER
1. http://www.cchem.berkeley.edu/~jmpgrp/projsums/index.html
Home page for J. M. Prausnitz research group on Molecular Thermodynamics
http://www.cchem.berkeley.edu/~jmpgrp/projsums/polymer.html
Summary of project to study the thermodynamic properties of solutions containing various shapes of branched polymers (stars, combs, brushes, and dendrimers.)
2. http://history.hyperjeff.net/statmech.html
Timeline of statistical mechanics and thermodynamics from 1612 - 1980.
3. http://www.uic.edu/~mansoori/Thermodynamics.Educational.Sites_html
Many sites and links from High School Thermodynamics to interesting research, property/data searches, and computer simulations.
http://www.uic.edu/~mansoori/Thermodynamic.Data.and.Property_html
Many links to search for property data for many pure components and mixtures.
4. http://polymer.bu.edu/wamnet.html
Many interesting computer simulations (JAVA applications) including the intermolecular potential (square- well approximation) and random walk type simulations.
5. http://www.usm.maine.edu/~rhodes/Goodies/RubBandThermo.html
Simple rubber band demonstration and thermodynamic explanation.
Here are a few more humorous sites:
6. http://www.physics.dickenson.edu/PhysicsPages/Physics_Pholk_Songs/Thermodynamics.html
Song lyrics describe the first & second laws of thermodynamics.
7. http://www.people.virginia.edu/~rjh9u/hellthrm.html
Description of a students answer to an exam question, "Is hell exothermic or endothermic?" using thermodynamics theory. Also includes the professor's response.
MARQUES, BRUNO FERRACCIOL
1. Up-to-date links on Monte Carlo simulations are tracked at Cooper Union
2. Critical properties and the acentric factor may be found for over 600 species at Octavian Micro Development Inc.
3. The National Institute for Standards and Technology keeps a tremendous amount of data online, and contains links
4. Prof. G.R. Mansoori of the University of Illinois-Chicago maintains a web site with links to many other web pages that contain data, or computerprograms for thermodynamic calculation
5. Critical temperatures and pressures of gases by Flexware
MAYHER, JEAN M
Thermodynamic Data and Property Calculation Sites on the Web
MILES, MICHELLE S.
1. http://www.sellipi.com/science/chemistry/physical/thermodynamics
2. http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/physics/u4c2phy.html
3. http://www.plmsc.psu.edu/~www/matsc597c-1997/phases/Lecture2/
4. http://www.asu.edu/lib/noble/physics/thermo.htm
5. http://www.taftan.com/thermodynamics/
NAUMAN, JESS VAIL
1. http://www.csn.ul.ie/~stephen/reports/unfolding.html
2. http://www.gwdg.de/~theimbu/
3. http://bioinfo.mbb.yale.edu/e-print/volfold-structure/text.htm
4. http://www.amber.ucsf.edu/members/yduan/983445.html
5. http://www.crct.polymtl.ca/FACT/websiter.htm
NGUYEN, DUC
http://fluid.power.net/
http://www.lmnoeng.com/
http://www.itsc.com/movies/
http://www.cfd-online.com/
http://www.eng.vt.edu/fluids/msc/gallery/gall.htm
POKU, MAAME YAA B
1. Statistical Thermodynamics Computational Site
2. NCSU Chemical Engineering & Statistical Thermodynamics
3. Thermodynamics, Statistical Mechanics & Random Process
4. Thermodynamics in Science
5. CFD Group - Laboratory of Applied Thermodynamics
PRESTON, MATTHEW ALAN
http://www.engr.wisc.edu/groups/mtsm/Escobedo/papers/paper5/paper5.html
http://www.stolaf.edu/people/hansonr/imt/intro/boltz/
http://oobleck.chem.upenn.edu/~rappe/MB/MBmain.html
http://cannon.sfsu.edu/~gmarcy/smgraphical.html
http://www.cchem.berkeley.edu/~chem130a/sauer/outline/firstlaw.html
RAMPULLA, DAVID M.
1) www.cstl.nist.gov/div838/g4/index.htm
2) www.secondlaw.com
3) webbook.nist.gov/chemistry/fluid/
4) www.crct.polymtl.ca/FACT/web/factweb.htm
5) www.uni-koeln.de/math-nat-fak/phchem/deiters/persons/globass/vdw.html
REED, LARA A
http://stecwww.fpms.ac.be/HotList/.index.html
http://www.2ndlaw.com/
http://stthd7.pc.uni-koeln.de
http://www.fis.cinvestav.mx/~wassamjr/chat.html
http://www.asove.org
SIIROLA, JOHN D
http://www.uic.edu/~mansoori/Thermodynamics.Educational.Sites_html
http://www.uic.edu/~mansoori/Thermodynamic.Data.and.Property_html
This site has two great collections of links. The first page contains links to Classical and Statistical thermodynamic sites, as well as to reference sites and computer applications. The second page has an incredible list of Thermodynamic property calculation sites.
http://therion.minpet.unibas.ch/minpet/groups/thermodict/index.html#begin$Encyclopedia%20of%20Thermodynamics
The "Encyclopedia of Thermodynamics" - a central reference for terms and definitions; also includes brief biographies on certain individualsof historical importance.
http://stthd7.pc.uni-koeln.de/
Statistical Thermodynamics Calculation Site. A collection of JavaScript pages for calculating properties such as the second and third Virial Coefficients. Also includes a link to a page for calculating phase diagrams
http://www.aspentech.com/ap/downloads/carlson.pdf
An article from Chemical and Engineering Progress discussing the methodology for choosing a thermodynamic property set for simulation. Discusses the strengths and weaknesses of various equations of state, activity coefficient models, and specialty models.
http://www.taftan.com/thermody.htm
A very nice general introduction to the basics of thermodynamics, structures as a downloadable Windows Help File. Provides a concise review of a typical Introduction to Thermodynamics course.
http://www.kristoff.net/e-junk/HellIsExothermic.html
A "bonus" site for general amusement - after all, even Thermo should be fun! Contains the story (of somewhat questionable factuality) of a Graduate Thermo Exam question. There are over 100 references to this story on the web, and depending on which site you go to, the details (school, type of exam, and final grade) vary somewhat.
SUGIARTO, DION R
http://www.uic.edu/~mansoori/Thermodynamics.Educational.Sites_html
http://www.tulane.edu/~bmitche/book/thermo.html
http://science.clayton.edu/pratte/jmp7.html
http://van-der-waals.pc.uni-koeln.de/
http://web.mit.edu/afs/athena/org/c/cheme/www/Research/Thermodynamics.html
SUPRADIST, MAWIN
http://gttserv.lth.rwth-aachen.de/~sp/tt/
http://cannon.sfsu.edu/Physics_public_html/gmarcy/public_html/smgraphical.html
http://www.plmsc.psu.edu/~www/matsc597c-1997/introduction/index.html
http://lorien.ncl.ac.uk/ming/Webnotes/Main/main.htm
http://cyberbuzz.gatech.edu/asm_tms/phase_diagrams
TOMKO, JEFFREY M
1) Nonequilibrium Statistical Mechanics
2) Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications
3) Boltzmann, Ludwig Eduard - U. of Missouri Study Guide
4) Physica of Plasmas
5) Classical, Quantum & Statistical Mechanics & Thermodynamics Educational Sites
6) Applied Thermodynamics
7) Carnot Heat Engine Applet
XU, CONG
*** http://www.uic.edu/~mansoori/Thermodynamics.Educational.Sites_html
/// it contains the content of classical, quantum, nanoscale & statistical mechanics & ther- modynamics, the educational text are from a variety of universties, such as northwestern, umich, cmu, git, vt, etc... see for detail...:)///
*** http://members.tripod.com/~IgorIvanov/physics/thermo.html
/// it contains the contents of introductory, second law, and other relative advanced topics and links...///
*** http://www.eng.fsu.edu/~shih/eml3016/thermodynamics/thermodynamics.htm
/// it contains the contents of zeroth, first , second law of thermodynamics, and some interesting links...///
*** http://www.physics.umn.edu/groups/demo/demo_index.html#thermal_properties
/// it contains a large number of contents about the concepts that deal with thermodynamics, physically and mathematically... see for details///
*** http://www.elsevier.nl/inca/publications/store/5/0/5/7/0/2/
/// it is about the journal: physica A: statistical mechanics and its aplications. many articles in full text deal with the thermodynamics and other related advanced topics...///
*** http://www-teaching.physics.ox.ac.uk/~wark/statmech/statmech.html
/// it is for the students of univ. of oxford. lecture notes...///
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