{"product_id":"energy-and-entropy-harvey-s-leff-9780367349066","title":"Energy and Entropy: A Dynamic Duo","description":"\u003cp\u003eEnergy is typically regarded as understandable, despite its multiple forms of storage and transfer. Entropy, however, is an enigma, in part because of the common view that it represents disorder. That view is flawed and hides entropy's connection with energy. In fact, macroscopic matter stores \u003ci\u003einternal energy\u003c\/i\u003e, and that matter's entropy is determined by \u003ci\u003ehow\u003c\/i\u003e the energy is stored. Energy and entropy are intimately linked.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnergy and Entropy: A Dynamic Duo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eilluminates connections between energy and entropy for students, teachers, and researchers. Conceptual understanding is emphasised where possible through examples, analogies, figures, and key points.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeatures: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQualitative demonstration that entropy is linked to spatial and temporal energy spreading, with equilibrium corresponding to the most equitable distribution of energy, which corresponds to maximum entropy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnalysis of energy and entropy of matter and photons, with examples ranging from rubber bands, cryogenic cooling, and incandescent lamps to Hawking radiation of black holes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnique coverage of numerical entropy, the 3rd law of thermodynamics, entropic force, dimensionless entropy, free energy, and fluctuations, from Maxwell's demon to Brownian ratchets, plus attempts to violate the second law of thermodynamics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvey S. Leff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 036734906X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367349066\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e CRC Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/27\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 330\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2021\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Harvey S. Leff","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43995266777343,"sku":"9780367349066","price":59.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_14ddd437-10be-4598-97ab-bac0eb4eb017.jpg?v=1683334829","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/energy-and-entropy-harvey-s-leff-9780367349066","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}