"Entropy and Energy- a Universal Competition" is a students
textbook as well as a scientific monograph. The concepts of entropy
and energy embody the effects of random walk in a body and of
deterministic strife respectively, and are therefore often in
competition. The book gives instructive examples from elementary
thermodynamics and physico-chemistry and extrapolates the notion to
non-standard thermodynamic subjects like shape memory, dissipation
of the earth's atmosphere, and sociology. The works of the
thermodynamic pioneers are presented, in particular Clausius,
Caratheodory, Boltzmann, Gibbs, and Planck. The laws of
thermodynamics and their limitations are discussed; also the
pertinacious Gibbs paradox.The reader has numerous possibilities to
influence the programs and thus develop an understanding for the
thermodynamic principles."
General
Imprint: |
Springer-Verlag
|
Country of origin: |
Germany |
Series: |
Interaction of Mechanics and Mathematics |
Release date: |
June 2005 |
First published: |
2005 |
Authors: |
Ingo Muller
• Wolf Weiss
|
Dimensions: |
235 x 155 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
274 |
Edition: |
2005 ed. |
ISBN-13: |
978-3-540-24281-9 |
Categories: |
Books >
Science & Mathematics >
Mathematics >
General
|
LSN: |
3-540-24281-3 |
Barcode: |
9783540242819 |
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