By
Jaroslav Sestak, Institute of Physics of the Academy of Sciences, Praha, Czech Republic
Description
Science of Heat and Thermophysical Studies provides a non-traditional bridging of historical, philosophical, societal
and scientific aspects of heat with a comprehensive approach to the field of generalized thermodynamics. It involves Greek philosophical
views and their impact on the development of contemporary ideas.
Covered topics include:
• the concept of heat
• thermometry
and calorimetry
• early concepts of temperature and its gradients
• non-equilibrium and quantum thermodynamics
• chemical
kinetics
• entropy, order and information
• thermal science applied to economy(econophysics), ecosystems, and process dynamics
or mesoscopic scales (quantum diffusion)
• importance of energy science and its influence to societal life
Audience:
This title is recommended to specialists in thermal science as well as the general scientist. It can serve as a reference text for those
interested in the many concepts behind thermal analysis and its applications in other areas, providing the reader with a wide background
and framework of thermal sciences.
