Three Laws of Nature: A Little Book on Thermodynamics

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Author(s): Berry Stephen
Publisher: Yale University Press
Year: 2019

Language: English
Pages: 184

Cover......Page 1
Half Title......Page 2
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 8
ONE: What Is Thermodynamics? The First Law......Page 16
TWO: Why We Can’t Go Back in Time The Second and Third Laws......Page 45
THREE: How Did Classical Thermodynamics Come to Exist?......Page 63
FOUR: How Do We Use (and Might We Use) Thermodynamics?......Page 114
FIVE: How Has Thermodynamics Evolved?......Page 124
SIX: How Can We Go Beyond the Traditional Scope of Thermodynamics?......Page 146
SEVEN: What Can Thermodynamics T each Us About Science More Generally?......Page 158
C......Page 178
E......Page 179
K......Page 180
P......Page 181
T......Page 182
W......Page 183