A New Perspective on Thermodynamics

• Main Author: Lavenda, Bernard H. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2010.
• Subjects: 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...

Table of Contents:

• 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.