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Extended Thermodynamics
Muller, Ingo; Ruggeri, Tommaso
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paperback. Series: Springer Tracts in Natural Philosophy. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHH; PHS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 375.
Physicists firmly believe that the differential equations of nature should be hyperbolic so as to exclude action at a distance; yet the equations of irreversible thermodynamics - those of Navier-Stokes and Fourier - are parabolic. This incompatibility between the expectation of physicists and the classical laws of thermodynamics has prompted the formulation of extended thermodynamics. After describing the motifs and early evolution of this new branch of irreversible thermodynamics, the authors apply the theory to mon-atomic gases, mixtures of gases, relativistic gases, and "gases" of phonons and photons. The discussion brings into perspective the various phenomena called second sound, such ... Read more
Physicists firmly believe that the differential equations of nature should be hyperbolic so as to exclude action at a distance; yet the equations of irreversible thermodynamics - those of Navier-Stokes and Fourier - are parabolic. This incompatibility between the expectation of physicists and the classical laws of thermodynamics has prompted the formulation of extended thermodynamics. After describing the motifs and early evolution of this new branch of irreversible thermodynamics, the authors apply the theory to mon-atomic gases, mixtures of gases, relativistic gases, and "gases" of phonons and photons. The discussion brings into perspective the various phenomena called second sound, such ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer United States
Number of pages
241
Condition
New
Series
Springer Tracts in Natural Philosophy
Number of Pages
230
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781468404494
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V9781468404494
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