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Four Laws That Drive the Universe A Very Short Introduction

Atkins Peter
Innbundet / 2007 / Engelsk

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ISBN
9780199232369
Publisert
2007
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press
Vekt
252 gr
Høyde
204 mm
Bredde
138 mm
Dybde
17 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
144

Forfatter
Atkins Peter

Biographical note

Peter Atkins is the author of about 70 books, including the world-renowned and widely used Physical Chemistry, now in its 10th edition. He won the Grady-Stack award for science journalism in 2016. After graduating from the University of Leicester and a post-doctoral year in the University of California, Los Angeles, he returned to Oxford in 1965 as Fellow of Lincoln College and University Lecturer (later Professor) in physical chemistry. He retired in 2007, but continues to write and lecture worldwide.

Four Laws That Drive the Universe A Very Short Introduction

Atkins Peter
Innbundet / 2007 / Engelsk
Atkins Peter
Innbundet / 2007 / Engelsk
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His engaging account...the lucid figures offer readers a firm understanding of energy and entropy.

Science

Concise, well-written, engaging and carefully structured... an enjoyable and informative read.

Chemistry World

Peter Atkins's account of the core concepts of thermodynamics is beautifully crafted.

Simon Mitton, THES

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A brief and invigoratingly limpid guide to the laws of thermodynamics.

Saturday Guardian

Atkins's systematic foundations should go a long way towards easing confusion about the subject...an engaging book, just the right length (and depth) for an absorbing, informative read.

Mark Haw, Nature

[Atkins'] ultra-compact guide to thermodynamics [is] a wonderful book that I wish I had read at university.

New Scientist

The laws of thermodynamics drive everything that happens in the universe. From the sudden expansion of a cloud of gas to the cooling of hot metal, and from the unfurling of a leaf to the course of life itself - everything is directed and constrained by four simple laws. They establish fundamental concepts such as temperature and heat, and reveal the arrow of time and even the nature of energy itself. Peter Atkins' powerful and compelling introduction explains what the laws are and how they work, using accessible language and virtually no mathematics. Guiding the reader from the Zeroth Law to the Third Law, he introduces the fascinating concept of entropy, and how it not only explains why your desk tends to get messier, but also how its unstoppable rise constitutes the engine of the universe.
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The laws of thermodynamics drive everything that happens in the universe. From the expansion of a cloud of gas to the cooling of hot metal, and from the unfurling of a leaf to the course of life itself - everything is directed and constrained by four simple laws. Peter Atkins' powerful introduction explains what the laws are and how they work.
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Prologue ; 1. THE ZEROTH LAW: the concept of temperature ; 2. THE FIRST LAW: the conservation of energy ; 3. THE SECOND LAW: the increase in entropy ; 4. FREE ENERGY: the availability of work ; 5. THE THIRD LAW: the unattainability of zero ; Conclusion
Les mer
`It takes not only a great writer but a great scientist with a lifetime's experience to explains uch a notoriously tricky area with absolute economy and precision, not to mention humour.' Books of the Year, Observer.
Les mer
The laws of thermodynamics establish fundamental concepts such as temperature and heat, and reveal the arrow of time and even the nature of energy itself. C.P. Snow once remarked 'not knowing the second law of thermodynamics is like never having read a work by Shakespeare'. Uses accessible language and virtually no mathematics to guide the reader from the Zeroth Law to the Third Law of Thermodynamics Explains what 'entropy' is, and how its unstoppable rise explains not only why your desk tends to get messier, but also constitutes the engine of the universe Introduces fascinating concepts like 'free energy', and what lies beyond the brink of absolute zero
Les mer
Peter Atkins is the author of about 70 books, including the world-renowned and widely used Physical Chemistry, now in its 10th edition. He won the Grady-Stack award for science journalism in 2016. After graduating from the University of Leicester and a post-doctoral year in the University of California, Los Angeles, he returned to Oxford in 1965 as Fellow of Lincoln College and University Lecturer (later Professor) in physical chemistry. He retired in 2007, but continues to write and lecture worldwide.
Les mer
The laws of thermodynamics establish fundamental concepts such as temperature and heat, and reveal the arrow of time and even the nature of energy itself. C.P. Snow once remarked 'not knowing the second law of thermodynamics is like never having read a work by Shakespeare'. Uses accessible language and virtually no mathematics to guide the reader from the Zeroth Law to the Third Law of Thermodynamics Explains what 'entropy' is, and how its unstoppable rise explains not only why your desk tends to get messier, but also constitutes the engine of the universe Introduces fascinating concepts like 'free energy', and what lies beyond the brink of absolute zero
Les mer

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His engaging account...the lucid figures offer readers a firm understanding of energy and entropy.

Science

Concise, well-written, engaging and carefully structured... an enjoyable and informative read.

Chemistry World

Peter Atkins's account of the core concepts of thermodynamics is beautifully crafted.

Simon Mitton, THES

Se alle

A brief and invigoratingly limpid guide to the laws of thermodynamics.

Saturday Guardian

Atkins's systematic foundations should go a long way towards easing confusion about the subject...an engaging book, just the right length (and depth) for an absorbing, informative read.

Mark Haw, Nature

[Atkins'] ultra-compact guide to thermodynamics [is] a wonderful book that I wish I had read at university.

New Scientist

The laws of thermodynamics drive everything that happens in the universe. From the sudden expansion of a cloud of gas to the cooling of hot metal, and from the unfurling of a leaf to the course of life itself - everything is directed and constrained by four simple laws. They establish fundamental concepts such as temperature and heat, and reveal the arrow of time and even the nature of energy itself. Peter Atkins' powerful and compelling introduction explains what the laws are and how they work, using accessible language and virtually no mathematics. Guiding the reader from the Zeroth Law to the Third Law, he introduces the fascinating concept of entropy, and how it not only explains why your desk tends to get messier, but also how its unstoppable rise constitutes the engine of the universe.
Les mer
The laws of thermodynamics drive everything that happens in the universe. From the expansion of a cloud of gas to the cooling of hot metal, and from the unfurling of a leaf to the course of life itself - everything is directed and constrained by four simple laws. Peter Atkins' powerful introduction explains what the laws are and how they work.
Les mer
Prologue ; 1. THE ZEROTH LAW: the concept of temperature ; 2. THE FIRST LAW: the conservation of energy ; 3. THE SECOND LAW: the increase in entropy ; 4. FREE ENERGY: the availability of work ; 5. THE THIRD LAW: the unattainability of zero ; Conclusion
Les mer
`It takes not only a great writer but a great scientist with a lifetime's experience to explains uch a notoriously tricky area with absolute economy and precision, not to mention humour.' Books of the Year, Observer.
Les mer
The laws of thermodynamics establish fundamental concepts such as temperature and heat, and reveal the arrow of time and even the nature of energy itself. C.P. Snow once remarked 'not knowing the second law of thermodynamics is like never having read a work by Shakespeare'. Uses accessible language and virtually no mathematics to guide the reader from the Zeroth Law to the Third Law of Thermodynamics Explains what 'entropy' is, and how its unstoppable rise explains not only why your desk tends to get messier, but also constitutes the engine of the universe Introduces fascinating concepts like 'free energy', and what lies beyond the brink of absolute zero
Les mer
Peter Atkins is the author of about 70 books, including the world-renowned and widely used Physical Chemistry, now in its 10th edition. He won the Grady-Stack award for science journalism in 2016. After graduating from the University of Leicester and a post-doctoral year in the University of California, Los Angeles, he returned to Oxford in 1965 as Fellow of Lincoln College and University Lecturer (later Professor) in physical chemistry. He retired in 2007, but continues to write and lecture worldwide.
Les mer
The laws of thermodynamics establish fundamental concepts such as temperature and heat, and reveal the arrow of time and even the nature of energy itself. C.P. Snow once remarked 'not knowing the second law of thermodynamics is like never having read a work by Shakespeare'. Uses accessible language and virtually no mathematics to guide the reader from the Zeroth Law to the Third Law of Thermodynamics Explains what 'entropy' is, and how its unstoppable rise explains not only why your desk tends to get messier, but also constitutes the engine of the universe Introduces fascinating concepts like 'free energy', and what lies beyond the brink of absolute zero
Les mer

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780199232369
Publisert
2007
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press
Vekt
252 gr
Høyde
204 mm
Bredde
138 mm
Dybde
17 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
144

Forfatter
Atkins Peter

Biographical note

Peter Atkins is the author of about 70 books, including the world-renowned and widely used Physical Chemistry, now in its 10th edition. He won the Grady-Stack award for science journalism in 2016. After graduating from the University of Leicester and a post-doctoral year in the University of California, Los Angeles, he returned to Oxford in 1965 as Fellow of Lincoln College and University Lecturer (later Professor) in physical chemistry. He retired in 2007, but continues to write and lecture worldwide.

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