| Book Name: | A History of Thermodynamics: The Doctrine of Energy and Entropy |
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E-book Title : A History of Thermodynamics: The Doctrine of Energy and Entropy
Author(s) : Ingo Muller
Writer : Springer
Version : First
Pages : 335
PDf Measurement : 7.6 Mb
E-book Description:
The most fun and important episode of scientific progress is the event of thermodynamics within the 19th century. The nature of warmth and temperature was recognized, the conservation of vitality was found and the conclusion that mass and vitality are equal supplied a brand new gasoline and limitless energy. A lot of this occurred in unison with the fast technological advance supplied by the steam engine, the electrical motor, inner combustion engines, refrigeration and the rectification processes of the chemical business. The availability of low-cost energy and low-cost gasoline has had its impression on society: Populations grew, the usual of residing elevated, the atmosphere grew to become clear, visitors grew to become straightforward and life expectancy was elevated.
Desk of Contents:
1. Temperature
2. Energy
3. Entropy
4. Entropy as S = ok ln W
5. Chemical Potentials
6. Third regulation of Thermodynamics
7. Radiation Thermodynamics
8. Thermodynamics of Irreversible Processes
9. Fluctuations
10. Relativistic Thermodynamics
11. Metabolism
Index
