Nano, Quantum & Statistical Mechanics & Thermodynamics

Educational Sites

Basic Principles

|| About Temperature / UCAR

|| Basic Principles of Classical and Statistical Thermodynamics / UIC

|| Introductory Thermodynamics: i.UIC; ii. U Pittsburgh; iii. Eden Prairie High School; iv. School of Champions; v. Scitoys vi. Fundamentals of Modern Thermodynamics

|| States of Matter: i.Purdue U; ii.Wikipedia; iii.Chemtutor;

|| Ideal / Perfect Gas Law: 1.Tutorial, 2.Perfect Gas Law, 3.Used in Carnot Cycle

|| Thermodynamic Theory (Modular Instruction) / AIChE

|| Expert System for Thermodynamics / SDSU

|| The Second Law of Thermodynamics: i.NASA; ii.U Toronto;

|| Entropy: i. UIC; ii. Univ. Hamburg; iii. Morningside College; iv. Principia Cybernetica; v. Maxwell's Demon.

|| Entropy Production/UIC

|| Excess Functions: i.Multicomponent Mixtures/UIC; ii.Excess Free Energy at Infinite Size Ratio

|| Activity Coefficients: i.Classical Thermo. Basis / UIC; ii.Molecular Basis / UIC; iii. Infinite Dilution: UIC

|| Phase Transitions:

i. The Gibbs Phase Rule & its Extension to Continuous Mixtures/UIC

ii. General: 1.Maxwell Construction/Wolfram; 2.Wikipedia;

iii.A Generalized Vapor Pressure Equation for All Liquids / UIC

iv. Phase equlibria in discrete systems: 1guma science; 2. U South Florida;

v. Phase equilibria in continuous systems:

vi. Phase Diagrams: 1.Pure Substances / chemguide; 2.Binary Mixtures / U Virginia; 3.Ternary Mixtures / PetroWiki; 4.Multicomponent Mixtures / PSU

vii. Critical Phenomena / Critical Point: 1.Cyril Domb ; 2.Wikipedia; 3.Wiki; 4.NYU.

Nano, Quantum & Statistical Mechanics

|| An Introduction to Theoretical Chemistry / U Utah

|| Principles of Nanotechnology/UIC; Computational Physics/U Texas at Austin

|| Interatomic/Intermolecular Forces/Potentials: i.Purdue U; ii.For Nano Systems/UIC;

|| Introduction to Statistical Mechanics: i.Royal Holloway; ii.NYU

|| Ising Model: i.Wiki;

|| Molecular Based Study of Fluids / ACS

|| Quantum Dots: 1.What are quantum dots?; 2.Wiki

|| Quantum Mechanics/Quantum Chemistry: i.Werner Heisenberg/AIP; ii.The Uncertainty Principle/Georgia State U; iii.U Conn; iv.Georgia State U; v.Georgia Tech; vi.HyperQuantum; vii.quantumthermodynamics.org

|| Phonon: 1.Wikipedia; 2.Answers

|| Thermal and Statistical Physics / Clark U

|| Statistical Mechanics:

;

Equilibrium: i.google ii. NYU;

Nanosystems: UIC

Nonequilibrium (Irreversible): ANU1;

Nonextensive: CBPF

|| Second Virial Expansion/google; i.Relationship to Quadratic Mixing Rules/UIC; ii.Interaction 3rd Virial Coeff. Appxn./UIC

|| Radial Distribution Function: i.

; ii.Definition/Academia Sinica;

|| Conformal Solutions Theory & Corresponding States Principle (CST & CSP): i.CST & CSP history and links/UIC ii.CST & CSP Publications:

/UIC.

|| Fluctuation Theory of Mixtures (FTM): i.FTM (Kirkwood-Buff Solution Theory)/UIC; ii.Fluctuation Theory of Mixtures (The Book)/T&F; iii.Associating / Hydrogen-Bonded Fluids/UIC

Variational Theory of Statatistical & Quantum Mechechanics/UIC

|| Computational Quantum & Stat. Mech:

i. Moledular Dynamics Simulation: 1.Tutorial / EMBnet; 2.On-line Polymer and Lennard-Jones Simulations / Boston U

ii. Monte Carlo Simulation: 1. Basics;

iii. Java Applets: 1.Clark U; 2.U Buffalo

|| Ergodic Theory / Utrecht U

Applications

|| Ab Initio Quantum Chemistry: i. CCL.NET; ii.PNL;

|| Applied Thermodynamics: i.Taftan; ii. An Intro. to / Michigan State & U Akron

|| Associating Systems: i. Associating Fluids

; ii.Supercritical water applications/NAP iii.Water structure and behavior/ Steve Lower

|| Atomic Scale Design: i. Network

|| Bio / Chemical Eng. Thermodynamics:: i. BioProcesses

; ii. MIT; iii. UIC; iv. UIC; v.UIC;

|| Colloidal Systems: i. Science / google; ii.Micellization / UIC

|| Confined Fluids:

;

|| Economics: 1.Classical thermodynamics and economic general equilibrium theory/The New School; 2.Entropy in Economics/WUSTL

|| Electrolyte Solution: 1.phasediagram.dk; 2.LibreTexts

|| Engineering Thermodynamics: A Graphical Approach / Ohio U

|| Environmental: Degredation/Asecular

|| Equations of State:

|| Geology: Applications of Thermodynamics to the Earth / U Maryland

|| Human Thermodynamics / HT

|| Interfacial Phenomena

|| Ionic Liquids: i. What is an Ionic Liquid?/Electrochemical Soc.; ii.Database/NIST

|| Aerospace Thermodynamics: U Houston

|| Mechanical Eng'g Thermodynamics: U Calgary

|| Metallurgical:

i. Thermodynamics & KineticsVSSUT

ii. Phase Diagrams: in Metallurgy and Ceramics/NIST;

iii.Equation of State/UIC

|| Miscibility: i.Minimum Miscibility Pressure Prediction/UIC; ii.Miscibility and Retrograde Prediction/UIC

|| Mixing Rules: i.DEX Mixing Rules/UIC; ii.DFT Mixing Rules/UIC; iii.HSE Mixing Rules/UIC; iv.vdW Mixing Rules/UIC;

|| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology:

i.Principles of Nanotechnology/WSP;

ii.R.P. Feynman's 1959 Lecture/Zyvex;

iii.National Nanotechnology Initiative;

iv.Engines of Creation - The Coming Era of Nanotechnology / Foresight Inst.;

v.Self replication: Zyvex;

vi.Molecular Building Blocks/Springer;

vii.Buckyballs/Sci. History Inst.;

viii.Diamondoids/UIC;

ix.Publicatons / UIC;

x.Computational Nanotechnology/Zyvex;

xiii.Nanosystems Modelling/UIC;

xiv. Interatomic Potential Models for Nanostructures/UIC;

xv. Here is Why Nano & Macro Systems Behave Differently/UIC;

xvi.Applications: 1.Environmental Applications of Nanotechnology/UIC; 2.Pollution Control/ZYVEX.

|| Osmotic Pressure: 1.Osmosis, Reverse Osmosis and Osmotic Pressure, 2.van't Hoff's Evidence / guma science

|| Partition (or Distribution) Coefficient: 1.wikipedia: 2.EPA: 3.UIC

|| Petroleum and Natural Gas:

i. C7+ Fraction Characterization / Amazon

iii.

Heavy Organics (Asphaltene/Bitumen, Resin, Wax, etc.) Deposition from Petroleum Fluids

|| Polymers: i.Concepts of Polymer Thermodynamics/google; ii. Flory-Huggins Theory of Polymer Solutions and its Improvement/UIC; iii.

|| Retrograde Condensation: i. and its relation with Supercritical Fluid Extraction/UIC; ii. and Miscibility Prediction/UIC.

|| Theology-Evolution: i.The Talk.Origins Archive: Attributing False Attributes and Evolution ii.Christiananswers.Net iii.Cosmic Ancestry; iv.KELVIN IS LORD!!!

|| Solubility Parameters: i. Oakland Museum; ii. google.

|| Surface & Interfacial Science:

1. Surface Tension: i. Theory behind Macleod's Formula/UIC; ii. Theory of Surface Tension/UIC: iii.Surface Tension Prediction of Pure Liquids/UIC; iv.Surface Tension Prediction of Liquid Mixtures/UIC.

2.Theory of Interfacial Tension/UIC.

|| Supercritical Fluids: i.

; ii.Scimedia; iii.For remediation of PCB/PAH-Contaminated soil/sediments/ Kansas State U

|| Thermal Engine Cycles:

i.Upper- and Lower-Bounds to Efficiency and COP of Cycles/ UIC

ii. CyclePad: To construct and analyze thermodynamic cycles / Northwestern U;

iii.Stirling Engine / Wiki;

iv. Thermodynamic Cycles -the book/google;

Mathematical Techniques

|| Algorithms and Data Structures/Monash U

|| Analytic Solution of polynomial Equations/WOLFRAM<

|| MATHEMATICAL CHALLENGES FROM THEORETICAL/COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY/google

|| Quantum Mech. Calculations Using Maple / Waterloo Maple

|| Series Expansions: Wolfram;

References

|| Data & Property Calculation Websites - Classical, Nano, Quantum & Statistical Thermodynamics & Mechanics / UIC

|| Demonstrations:

i.NCSU;

ii.Boston U;

iii.Wolfram: 1.Nano Structures; 2.Quantum

iv.NY U

|| History:

i.Thermodynamics: 1.Wolfram; 2.Wiki; 3.U. Waterloo.

ii.Statistical Mechanics: 1.Chicago Journals; 2.UBC.

iii.NanoScience&Technology/Foresight

|| Petroleum & Natural Gas Engineering & Science Publications / UIC

|| Mind Quilts / UMSL

|| QUit / UMSL

|| Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics Publications / UIC

|| Nano/Bio Courses and Publications/UIC

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