TY - CHAP AU - Toshio Takiya AU - Min Han AU - Minoru Yaga ED - Juan Carlos Moreno-Pirajan Y1 - 2011-11-02 PY - 2011 T1 - Thermodynamics of Nanoparticle Formation in Laser Ablation N2 - Thermodynamics is one of the most exciting branches of physical chemistry which has greatly contributed to the modern science. Being concentrated on a wide range of applications of thermodynamics, this book gathers a series of contributions by the finest scientists in the world, gathered in an orderly manner. It can be used in post-graduate courses for students and as a reference book, as it is written in a language pleasing to the reader. It can also serve as a reference material for researchers to whom the thermodynamics is one of the area of interest. BT - Thermodynamics SP - Ch. 5 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/20043 DO - 10.5772/20043 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-25 ER -