Energy and entropy : a dynamic duo / Harvey S. Leff
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- 9780367349066
- 536.7 LEF-H
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536.7 KLE-S Thermodynamics / | 536.7 LEE-J Thermal physics : entropy and free energies / | 536.7 LEE-J Fundamentals of thermodynamics / | 536.7 LEF-H Energy and entropy : a dynamic duo / | 536.7 NAS-L Elements of statistical thermodynamics / | 536.7 OCO-J Thermodynamics : fundamentals for applications / | 536.7 OCO-J Thermodynamics : fundamentals for applications / |
Energy is typically regarded as understandable, despite its multiple forms of storage and transfer. Entropy, however, is an enigma, in part because of the standard view that it represents disorder. That view is flawed and hides entropy's connection with energy. Macroscopic matter stores internal energy, and that matter's entropy is determined by how the energy is stored. Energy and entropy are intimately linked. Energy and Entropy: A Dynamic Duo illuminates connections between energy and entropy for students, teachers, and researchers. Conceptual understanding is emphasised through examples, analogies, figures, and critical points. Features: Qualitative demonstration that entropy is linked to spatial and temporal energy spreading, with equilibrium corresponding to the most equitable distribution of energy, which corresponds to maximum entropy Analysis of energy and entropy of matter and photons, with examples ranging from rubber bands, cryogenic cooling, and incandescent lamps to Hawking radiation of black holes Unique coverage of numerical entropy, the 3rd law of thermodynamics, entropic force, dimensionless entropy, free energy, and fluctuations, from Maxwell's demon to Brownian ratchets, plus attempts to violate the second law of thermodynamics.
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