Statistical Mechanics of Phases, Interfaces, and Thin Films (Advances in Interfacial Engineering Series)

This text should be suitable for introductory graduate courses or advanced undergraduate course on the equilibrium statistical mechanics of bulk phases, interfaces, thin films and associations colloids. Emphasis is placed on exactly solvable models or physically motivated approximate theories that offer insights into the molecular origins of the behaviour of materials in equilibrium. Also emphasized are theoretically motivated semiempirical models that can be used in quantitative predictions of phase and interfacial behaviour.