TY  - BOOK
AU  - Capitelli,Mario
AU  - Colonna,Gianpiero
AU  - D'Angola,Antonio
ED  - SpringerLink (Online service)
TI  - Fundamental Aspects of Plasma Chemical Physics: Thermodynamics 
T2  - Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics,
SN  - 9781441981820
AV  - QC717.6-718.8 
U1  - 530.44 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - Springer New York, Imprint: Springer
KW  - physics
KW  - Chemistry, Physical organic
KW  - Thermodynamics
KW  - Physics
KW  - Plasma Physics
KW  - Physical Chemistry
KW  - Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity
N1  - Classical Thermodynamics -- Two and Three Level Systems -- Statistical Thermodynamics -- Atomic Partition Function -- Molecular Partition Function -- Real Effects: I. Debye-Hückel -- Real Effects: II. Virial Corrections -- Electronic Excitation -- Multi-Temperature Thermodynamics -- Thermodynamics of Planetary Plasmas -- Appendix
N2  - Fundamental Aspects of Plasma Chemical Physics - Thermodynamics develops basic and advanced concepts of plasma thermodynamics from both classical and statistical points of view. After a refreshment of classical thermodynamics applied to the dissociation and ionization regimes, the book invites the reader to discover the role of electronic excitation in affecting the properties of plasmas, a topic often overlooked by the thermal plasma community. Particular attention is devoted to the problem of the divergence of the partition function of atomic species and the state-to-state approach for calculating the partition function of diatomic and polyatomic molecules. The limit of ideal gas approximation is also discussed, by introducing Debye-Huckel and virial corrections. Throughout the book, worked examples are given in order to clarify concepts and mathematical approaches. This book is a first of a series of three books to be published by the authors on fundamental aspects of plasma chemical physics.  The next books will discuss transport and kinetics
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8182-0
ER  -