Science of Heat and Thermophysical Studies

A Generalized Approach to Thermal Analysis

von Jaroslav Sestak, Jaroslav Scaron Est&aacute K.

488 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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