THE KINETIC THEORY OF GASES<br> An Anthology of Classic Papers with Historical Commentary

THE KINETIC THEORY OF GASES
An Anthology of Classic Papers with Historical Commentary

CONTENTS


FRONT MATTER	i
PART I The Nature of Gases and of Heat
Introduction	1
Bibliography	34
The Spring of the Air ROBERT BOYLE	43
The Repulsion Theory ISAAC NEWTON	52
On the Properties and Motions of Elastic Fluids, Especially Air DANIEL BERNOULLI	57
The Existence of Fire GEORGE GREGORY	66
The Forces of Inorganic Nature ROBERT MAYER	71
On Matter, Living Force, and Heat JAMES JOULE	78
The Conservation of Force HERMANN VON HELMHOLTZ	89
The Nature of the Motion which we call Heat RUDOLF CLAUSIUS	111
On the Mean Lengths of the Paths Described by the Separate Molecules of Gaseous Bodies RUDOLF CLAUSIUS	135
Illustrations of the Dynamical Theory of Gases JAMES CLERK MAXWELL	148
On a Mechanical Theorem Applicable to Heat RUDOLF CLAUSIUS	172
PART II Irreversible Processes
Introduction	179
Bibliography	195
On the Dynamical Theory of Gases JAMES CLERK MAXWELL	197
Further Studies on the Thermal Equilibrium of Gas Molecules LUDWIG BOLTZMANN	262
The Kinetic Theory of the Dissipation of Energy WILLIAM THOMSON	350
On the Relation of a General Mechanical Theorem to the Second Law of Thermodynamics LUDWIG BOLTZMANN	362
On the Three-body Problem and the Equations of Dynamics HENRI POINCARÉ	368
Mechanism and Experience HENRI POINCARÉ	377
On a Theorem of Dynamics and the Mechanical Theory of Heat ERNST ZERMELO	382
Reply to Zermelo's Remarks on the Theory of Heat LUDWIG BOLTZMANN	392
On the Mechanical Explanation of Irreversible Processes ERNST ZERMELO	403
On Zermelo's Paper "On the Mechanical Explanation of Irreversible Processes" LUDWIG BOLTZMANN	412
PART III Historical Discussions
GADFLIES AND GENIUSES IN THE HISTORY OF GAS THEORY Stephen G. Brush	421
Interatomic Forces and Gas Theory from Newton to Lennard-Jones STEPHEN G. BRUSH	451
IRREVERSIBILITY AND INDETERMINISM: FOURIER TO HEISENBERG Stephen G. Brush	480
PROOF OF THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF ERGODIC SYSTEMS: THE 1913 PAPERS OF ROSENTHAL AND PLANCHEREL Stephen G. Brush	505
Statistical Mechanics and the Philosophy of Science: Some Historical Notes Stephen G. Brush	524
PART IV
A Guide to Historical Commentaries: Kinetic Theory of Gases, Thermodynamics, and Related Topics	555
BACK MATTER	637
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