A New Perspective on Thermodynamics

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Lavenda, Bernard H. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2010.
• Θέματα: Mathematics.; Energy.; Probabilities.; Thermodynamics.; Physics.; Statistical physics.; Dynamical systems.; Mechanics.; Mechanics, Applied.; Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes.; Theoretical and Applied Mechanics.; Energy, general.; Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity.; History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.

Dr. Bernard H. Lavenda has written A New Perspective on Thermodynamics to combine an old look at thermodynamics with a new foundation. The book presents a historical perspective, which unravels the current presentation of thermodynamics found in standard texts, and which emphasizes the fundamental r...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• The Predecessors of Carnot
• Thermodynamics from Carnot to Clausius and Kelvin
• Thermodynamics in a Carnot Equation
• Equivalence of First and Second Laws
• Work from Nonequilibrium Systems
• Nonextensive Thermodynamics.