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The Laws of Thermodynamics: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) - Softcover

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Atkins, Peter

 
9780199572199: The Laws of Thermodynamics: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
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ISBN 10: 0199572194 ISBN 13: 9780199572199
Verlag: Oxford University Press, 2010

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From the sudden expansion of a cloud of gas or the cooling of a hot metal, to the unfolding of a thought in our minds and even the course of life itself, everything is governed by the four Laws of Thermodynamics. These laws specify the nature of 'energy' and 'temperature', and are soon revealed to reach out and define the arrow of time itself: why things change and why death must come.

In this Very Short Introduction Peter Atkins explains the basis and deeper implications of each law, highlighting their relevance in everyday examples. Using the minimum of mathematics, he introduces concepts such as entropy, free energy, and to the brink and beyond of the absolute zero temperature. These are not merely abstract ideas: they govern our lives.

In this concise and compelling introduction Atkins paints a lucid picture of the four elegant laws that, between them, drive the Universe.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Peter Atkins is Professor of Chemistry at the University of Oxford and Fellow of Lincoln College. He is the author of nearly 60 books, which include Galileo's Finger: The Ten Great Ideas of Science and the famed textbook Physical Chemistry (now in its eighth edition).

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Verlag
Oxford University Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2010
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0199572194
ISBN 13 
9780199572199
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128
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