Science of Heat and Thermophysical Studies: A Generalized Approach to Thermal Analysis (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780444519542)

Science of Heat and Thermophysical Studies provides a non-traditional bridging of historical, philosophical, societal and scientific aspects of heat with a comprehensive approach to the field of generalized thermodynamics. It involves Greek philosophical views and their impact on the development of contemporary ideas. Covered topics include:

- the concept of heat - thermometry and calorimetry - early concepts of temperature and its gradients - non-equilibrium and quantum thermodynamics - chemical kinetics - entropy, order and information - thermal science applied to economy(econophysics), ecosystems, and process dynamics or mesoscopic scales (quantum diffusion) - importance of energy science and its influence to societal life

Author: Jaroslav Sestak
ISBN-10: 0444519548
ISBN-13: 9780444519542
Publisher: Elsevier Science
Language: English
Published: 12/01/2005
Pages: 486
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.27lbs
Size: 9.72h x 6.62w x 0.97d