Entropy and Energy A Universal Competition |
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| Author:
| Müller, Ingo
Weiss, Wolfgang |
| Series title: | Interaction of Mechanics and Mathematics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-3-540-24281-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2005 |
| Publisher: | Springer
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $157.95 |
Book Description:
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This student textbook and scientific monograph provides a very readable introduction to thermodynamics and the concept of entropy and energy. It gives instructive examples from elementary thermodynamics and physico-chemistry and extrapolates the notion to non-standard thermodynamic subjects like shape memory, dissipation of the earth's atmosphere, and sociology. The accompanying CD provides instructive visualizations of the entropy-elastic spring and of phase transitions in fluids and...
More DescriptionThis student textbook and scientific monograph provides a very readable introduction to thermodynamics and the concept of entropy and energy. It gives instructive examples from elementary thermodynamics and physico-chemistry and extrapolates the notion to non-standard thermodynamic subjects like shape memory, dissipation of the earth's atmosphere, and sociology. The accompanying CD provides instructive visualizations of the entropy-elastic spring and of phase transitions in fluids and shape memory alloys. The reader has numerous possibilities to influence the programs and thus develop an understanding for the thermodynamic principles.