publication date: Oct 13, 2011
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author/source: Edgar F. Westrum Jr
"Phonon Dispersion Treatment of the Thermodynamic
and Physical Properties of Vitreous and Disordered Solids" by Edgar F.
Westrum Jr. and David A. Johnson addresses the unique properties of amorphous
solids
"Phonon Dispersion Treatment of the Thermodynamic and Physical Properties
of Vitreous and Disordered Solids" (ISBN 1463520239), a scientific
treatise by Edgar F. Westrum Jr. and David A. Johnson, seeks to replace Debye's
inferior model of vitreous solids with the Phonon Dispersion Model developed by
Stephen Barber and Dr. Westrum.
Produced at an annual rate of 100 million tons, silicate
glass is one of the most ubiquitous materials in the contemporary world.
Attempts to understand its properties, as well as those of other vitreous
solids, have lagged behind those of similar ordered solids because the
properties are so unique. Dr. Westrum and Dr. Johnson argue that Debye's model,
in use for decades, should be rejected because of its inappropriate assumption
of a constant phase velocity despite evidence to the contrary. This volume
describes the Phonon Dispersion Model and argues for its superiority through
detailed application to a wide range of amorphous solids.
"Since the Model provides structural, physical, and
thermal properties of amorphous materials, its use will lead to the development
of better glass for commercial applications and will impact our understanding
of the relatively new glassy metals or metallic glasses as well as geological
glassy materials," says Dr. Westrum.
Written by two of the leading researchers in the field,
including one of the developers of the model, the book is intended to provide
the best available resource on this unique group of materials.
"Phonon Dispersion Treatment of the Thermodynamic
and Physical Properties of Vitreous and Disordered Solids" is available
for sale online at Amazon.com and other channels.
About the Author
Edgar F. Westrum Jr. received his doctorate in physical
chemistry from the University of California
Berkeley. One of the world's scientific leaders in the
area of thermodynamics and physical properties of solids since 1940, he has
published more than 600 research books and papers since that time. He has served
as a member of the chemistry faculty at the University of Michigan since 1946,
co-founded the Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics and the Calorimetry
Conference and participated as reviewer and consultant to major committees of
the National Institute of Technology and the Committee on Data for Science and
Technology (CODATA).
David A. Johnson received his doctorate in chemistry from
Louisiana State University and has served as a professor at Spring Arbor
University since 1966. Since 1990, Dr. Johnson has collaborated with Dr. Edgar
Westrum in studying the thermal behavior of solids using equilibrium adiabatic
calorimetric techniques, research that has resulted in eight publications in
major journals.
For further information contact Edgar F. Westrum Jr,
edgar_westrum@sbcglobal.net
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