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Thermodynamics Applied to Earth Materials
Last Updated: 2026-06-01 11:31:09
Abstract
This course develops the thermodynamic concepts necessary to predict phase equilibria and to compute chemical and physical properties from thermodynamic data in an Earth and planetary science context.
Objective
To provide students with the conceptual and practical skills necessary to implement thermodynamic models and data as provided in the Earth and planetary science literature.
Content
Elementary concepts (1st and 2nd Laws; composition, state and extent); stability criteria; Legendre transforms; Maxwell relations and other manipulations of thermodynamic functions; calculation of Gibbs energy for pure solid, liquids and gases; simple solution models; order-disorder solution models; reciprocal solution models; equations of state for molecular fluids and real gases; free energy minimisation. This course is neither an introduction to computer methods for calculating petrological phase equilibria nor an introduction to phase diagram methods.
General Information
- Language
- English
- Levels
- MSC
- Frequency
- Yearly recurring
Examination
- Type
- graded semester performance
Course Components
| Type | Title | Time & Place | Hours |
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| lecture with exercise | Thermodynamics Applied to Earth Materials |
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2 h weekly |
Offered In
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Wahlpflichtmodule Mineralogy und Geochemistry (Innerhalb der Majors Mineralogy and Geochemistry sind mindestens zwei Wahlpflichtmodule zu absolvieren.)
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