Verlag: Elsevier Science & Technology Nov 2005, 2005
ISBN 10: 0444519548 ISBN 13: 9780444519542
Sprache: Englisch
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Science of Heat and Thermophysical Studies provides a non-traditional bridging of historical, philosophical, societal and scientific aspects of heat with a comprehensive approach to the field of generalized thermodynamics. It involves Greek philosophical views and their impact on the development of contemporary ideas. Covered topics include:the concept of heatthermometry and calorimetryearly concepts of temperature and its gradientsnon-equilibrium and quantum thermodynamicschemical kineticsentropy, order and informationthermal science applied to economy(econophysics), ecosystems, and process dynamics or mesoscopic scales (quantum diffusion)importance of energy science and its influence to societal life.