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"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."
This book presents an in-depth continuum mechanics analysis of the
deformation due to self-gravitation in terrestrial objects, such as
the inner planets, rocky moons and asteroids. Following a brief
history of the problem, modern continuum mechanics tools are
presented in order to derive the underlying field equations, both
for solid and fluid material models. Various numerical solution
techniques are discussed, such as Runge-Kutta integration, series
expansion, finite differences, and (adaptive) FE analysis.
Analytical solutions for selected special cases, which are worked
out in detail, are also included. All of these methods are then
applied to the problem, quantitative results are compared, and the
pros and cons of the analytical solutions and of all the numerical
methods are discussed. The book culminates in a multi-layer model
for planet Earth according to the PREM Model (Preliminary Earth
Model) and in a viscoelastic analysis of the deformation problem,
all from the viewpoint of rational continuum theory and numerical
analysis.
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Teddies A-Go-Go (Paperback)
Wolf Weiss; Illustrated by Wolf Weiss; Paula Berman
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