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New Perspective on Thermodynamics
Bernard H. Lavenda
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Description for New Perspective on Thermodynamics
Paperback. This book introduces a new outlook on thermodynamics. It brings the theory up to the present time and indicates areas of further development with the union of information theory and the theory of means and their inequalities. Num Pages: 226 pages, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBT; PDX; PHH; PHS; TGMD; TH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 355.
More than to any other single individual, thermodynamics owes its creation to Nicolas-Leonard-Sadi ' Carnot. Sadi, the son of the "great Carnot" Lazare, was he- ily in uencedby his father. Not onlywas LazareMinister of War duringNapoleon's consulate, he was a respected mathematician and engineer in his own right. Ma- ematically, Lazare can lay claim to the de nition of the cross ratio, a projective invariant of four points. Lazare was also interested in how machines operated, - phasizing the roles of work and "vis viva," or living force, which was later to be associated with the kinetic energy. He arrived ... Read more
More than to any other single individual, thermodynamics owes its creation to Nicolas-Leonard-Sadi ' Carnot. Sadi, the son of the "great Carnot" Lazare, was he- ily in uencedby his father. Not onlywas LazareMinister of War duringNapoleon's consulate, he was a respected mathematician and engineer in his own right. Ma- ematically, Lazare can lay claim to the de nition of the cross ratio, a projective invariant of four points. Lazare was also interested in how machines operated, - phasizing the roles of work and "vis viva," or living force, which was later to be associated with the kinetic energy. He arrived ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
Number of Pages
207
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781489984043
SKU
V9781489984043
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Reviews for New Perspective on Thermodynamics
From the reviews: “In six chapters, the author describes the fundamental principles of thermodynamics, starting from Carnot’s works and ending with nonextensive thermodynamics. … Throughout the whole book, the author shows the power of Carnot works. He always quotes citations and computations from these original works, then considering criticisms and possible extensions. Students and researchers involved in the fundamentals ... Read more