Maxwell's demon : why warmth disperses and time passes / Hans Christian von Baeyer.
Maxwell's demon : why warmth disperses and time passes / Hans Christian von Baeyer.
Maxwell's demon : why warmth disperses and time passes / Hans Christian von Baeyer.
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New York : Random House, c1998.
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T0386546
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English
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Physical content
xxi, 207 p. ; 22 cm.
Contents
1. Inside the Barrel of a Cannon: The Nature of Heat -- 2. There's No Free Lunch: The Origin of the First Law -- 3. In Search of Soul: Chasing the First Law -- 4. Currents and Waterfalls: Measuring the Mechanical Equivalent of Heat -- 5. Paris in the Steam: The Road to the Second Law -- 6. It's All...
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Publisher
New York : Random House, c1998.
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1st ed.
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New York (State)
Date Published
c1998.
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Summary
"The centuries-old discipline of thermodynamics informs today's most cutting-edge research in chaos, complexity, and the grand unified theory of everything - physics' Holy Grail. Even more amazing, the study of heat turns out to explain something seemingly unrelated - time, and why it can run in only one direction."--BOOK JACKET....
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Maxwell's demon : why warmth disperses and time passes / Hans Christian von Baeyer.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-185) and index.
Transferred from N536.71/3.
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c1998.
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T0386546
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0679433422 (alk. paper)
9780679433422 (alk. paper)
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536.71
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991001345719702626
