TY - BOOK AU - Flowers,Brian Hilton AU - Mendoza,E. TI - Properties of matter T2 - The Manchester physics series AV - QC173 .F59 1991 PY - 1991/// CY - Chichester PB - John Wiley and Sons KW - Matter KW - Properties N1 - Includes index; Bibliography: pages [311]-312; The study of the properties of matter; -- Atoms, molecules and the states of matter; -- Interatomic potential energies; -- Energy, temperature and the Boltzmann distribution; -- The Maxwell speed distribution and the equipartition of energy; -- Transport properties of gases; -- Liquids and imperfect gases; -- Thermal properties of solids; -- Defects in solids: liquids as disordered solids ER -