Challenges to the Second Law of Thermodynamics Theory and Experiment /
The second law of thermodynamics is considered one of the central laws of science, engineering and technology. For over a century it has been assumed to be inviolable by the scientific community. Over the last 10-20 years, however, more than two dozen challenges to it have appeared in the physical l...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands,
2005.
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| Series: | Fundamental Theories of Physics, An International Book Series on The Fundamental Theories of Physics: Their Clarification, Development and Application ;
146 |
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| Online Access: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
Table of Contents:
- Entropy and the Second Law
- Challenges (1870–1980)
- Modern Quantum Challenges: Theory
- Low-Temperature Experiments and Proposals
- Modern Classical Challenges
- Gravitational Challenges
- Chemical Nonequilibrium Steady States
- Plasma Paradoxes
- MEMS/NEMS Devices
- Special Topics.
