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Entropy and Entropy Generation

Fundamentals and Applications

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  • © 2002

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Editors:
  1. J. S. Shiner

    1. Physiological Institute, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

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Part of the book series: Understanding Chemical Reactivity (UCRE, volume 18)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. On Positivity of Rate of Entropy in Quantum-Thermodynamics

    • M. Kaufmann, W. Muschik, D. Schirrmeister
    Pages 1-9

  3. Entropy of Sequences Generated by Nonlinear Processes: The Logistic Map

    • K. Rateitschak, J. Freund, W. Ebeling
    Pages 11-26

  4. Developments in Normal and Gravitational Thermodynamics

    • Geoffrey L. Sewell
    Pages 27-36

  5. Extended Irreversible Thermodynamics: Statements and Prospects

    • G. Lebon, D. Jou, J. Casas-Váquez
    Pages 37-54

  6. Extended Thermodynamics and Taylor Dispersion

    • J. Camacho
    Pages 55-74

  7. Higher-Order Transport

    • L. C. Woods
    Pages 75-99

  8. Mesoscopic Theory of Liquid Crystals

    • W. Muschik, H. Ehrentraut, C. Papenfuß, S. Blenk
    Pages 101-109

  9. Finite-Time Thermodynamics and Simulated Annealing

    • Bjarne Anderson
    Pages 111-127

  10. Entropy, Information and Biological Materials

    • G. H. A. Cole
    Pages 129-137

  11. Phenomenological Macroscopic Symmetry in Dissipative Nonlinear Systems

    • J. S. Shiner, Stanislaw Sieniutycz
    Pages 139-158

  12. The Provision of Global Energy

    • G. H. A. Cole
    Pages 159-173

  13. Multiple Source Photovoltaics

    • P. T. Landsberg, A. De Vos, P. Baruch, J. E. Parrott
    Pages 175-195

  14. Coupled Transport of Heat and Mass. Theory and Applications

    • S. Kjelstrup Ratkje, B. Hafskjold
    Pages 197-219

  15. Lagrangian and Network Formulations of Nonlinear Electrochemical Systems

    • J. S. Shiner, S. Fassari, Stanislaw Sieniutycz
    Pages 221-239

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 241-247
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About this book

Entropy and entropy generation play essential roles in our understanding of many diverse phenomena ranging from cosmology to biology. Their importance is manifest in areas of immediate practical interest such as the provision of global energy as well as in others of a more fundamental flavour such as the source of order and complexity in nature. They also form the basis of most modern formulations of both equilibrium and nonequilibrium thermodynamics. Today much progress is being made in our understanding of entropy and entropy generation in both fundamental aspects and application to concrete problems. The purpose of this volume is to present some of these recent and important results in a manner that not only appeals to the entropy specialist but also makes them accessible to the nonspecialist looking for an overview of the field.
This book contains fourteen contributions by leading scientists in their fields. The content covers such topics as quantum thermodynamics, nonlinear processes, gravitational and irreversible thermodynamics, the thermodynamics of Taylor dispersion, higher order transport, the mesoscopic theory of liquid crystals, simulated annealing, information and biological aspects, global energy, photovoltaics, heat and mass transport and nonlinear electrochemical systems.
Audience: This work will be of value to physicists, chemists, biologists and engineers interested in the theory and applications of entropy and its generation.

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  • Physiological Institute, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

    J. S. Shiner

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