Physics · Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics
Kinetic Theory of Gases
A topic within Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics, itself one of 9 topics in that field and part of Physics.
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Primary sources and full treatments.
- BookThermodynamics and an Introduction to ThermostatisticsHerbert Callen, 1960
Rebuilds thermodynamics from a small set of postulates about equilibrium, which turns a pile of empirical laws into a deductive structure.