TY - BOOK AU - Bolton, John TI - Classical physics of matter SN - 9780367842604 U1 - 530.4 PY - 2000/// CY - Boca Raton PB - CRC Press KW - Physics KW - Matter--Constitution KW - Matter N1 - https://www.routledge.com/Classical-Physics-of-Matter/Bolton/p/book/9780750307178 N2 - Classical Physics of Matter explores the properties of matter that can be explained more or less directly in terms of classical physics. Among the topics discussed are the principles of flight and the operation of engines and refrigerators. The discussion introduces ideas such as temperature, heat, and entropy that will take you beyond Newtonian mechanics and into the realm of thermodynamics and statistical physics ER -