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Carina E. A. Prunkl

scope of thermodynamics

English · Paperback / Softback

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Thermodynamicsisaspecialtheoryindeed.Aprincipletheory,aphenomenological onemoreover,thatoutgrewitsinitialpurposeofadvancingnineteenthcentury engineeringalmostassoonasitwasborn1.Ceasingtobeameretoolforthe optimisationofsteamenginesandthelike,thermodynamicsinsteadbecameatheory about,well,'almosteverything'.Butthisisnottosaythatthermodynamicscan provideuswiththeanswerstoallscientificquestions,quitethecontrary:traditionally, itfocussesonanarrowrangeofprocesses,singledoutbytheusageoftermssuchas heat,entropyandtemperature.Whatmakesthermodynamicssospecial,whatsets itapartfromotherphysicaltheories,isthecomprehensiveapplicationofitslawsto thoseothertheories.Quantuminformationtheory,quantumfieldtheory,general relativityandevenstringtheory,nottomentionchemistryandbiology-thelaws ofthermodynamicsareubiquitousamongourscientifictheories.

Product details

Authors	Carina E. A. Prunkl
Publisher	sakshih193

Languages	English
Product format	Paperback / Softback
Released	10.06.2023

EAN	9781835201220
ISBN	978-1-83520-122-0
No. of pages	196
Dimensions	152 mm x 229 mm x 11 mm
Weight	293 g
Subject	Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Theoretical physics

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