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The Laws of Thermodynamics: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback)
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The Laws of Thermodynamics: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback)
Series: Very Short Introductions
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The laws of thermodynamics drive everything that happens in the
universe. From the sudden expansion of a cloud of gas to the
cooling of hot metal--everything is moved or restrained by four
simple laws. Written by Peter Atkins, one of the world's leading
authorities on thermodynamics, this powerful and compact
introduction explains what these four laws are and how they work,
using accessible language and virtually no mathematics. Guiding the
reader a step at a time, Atkins begins with Zeroth (so named
because the first two laws were well established before scientists
realized that a third law, relating to temperature, should precede
them--hence the jocular name zeroth), and proceeds through the
First, Second, and Third Laws, offering a clear account of concepts
such as the availability of work and the conservation of energy.
Atkins ranges from the fascinating theory of entropy (revealing how
its unstoppable rise constitutes the engine of the universe),
through the concept of free energy, and to the brink, and then
beyond the brink, of absolute zero.
About the Series: Combining authority with wit, accessibility, and
style, Very Short Introductions offer an introduction to some of
life's most interesting topics. Written by experts for the
newcomer, they demonstrate the finest contemporary thinking about
the central problems and issues in hundreds of key topics, from
philosophy to Freud, quantum theory to Islam.
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