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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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About this book
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.
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Entropy and Entropy Generation
Book Subtitle: Fundamentals and Applications
Editors: J. S. Shiner
Series Title: Understanding Chemical Reactivity
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-46932-4
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2002
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-0416-2Published: 30 November 2001
eBook ISBN: 978-0-306-46932-9Published: 30 November 2005
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 246
Topics: Complex Systems, Physical Chemistry, Thermodynamics, Renewable and Green Energy, Statistical Physics and Dynamical Systems