Описание: Generalized van der Waals Theory of Molecular Fluids in Bulk and at Surfaces presents a body of successful research on the development of a new density functional theory of fluids-making it possible to understand and predict a wide range of properties and phenomena of molecular fluids by simple semi-analytical theory. The book brings together all recent advances related to the Generalized van der Waals Theory in a clear and coherent presentation, useful to experimentalists, theoreticians and engineers who use the theory for fluid property calculations. The mathematics presentation is oriented to an audience of variable background.
The book contains exercises and may be used as a textbook for a course at the upper undergraduate or graduate level in physics or chemistry. It can also be used by scientists from other areas such as geophysics, oceanography and molecular biology who would like to understand molecular fluids.
- Presents an approximate but fully derived and physically explained theory of molecular fluids to facilitate broad applications
- Derives a density functional theory of classical fluids and applies it to obtain equations of state, as well as non-uniform fluid properties, e.g. surface tension and adsorption
- Demonstrates how the theory can be applied to complex multi-center molecules forming a polymer fluid
- Provides user friendly programs on a home page to redraw figures in the book for variable parameters and perform calculations in particular applications
- Includes a set of exercises to support use of the book in a course
