TY - BOOK ID - 19449574 TI - Entropy and entropy generation : fundamentals and applications. PY - 1996 SN - 0792341287 9786610205059 1280205059 0306469324 PB - Dordrecht Kluwer DB - UniCat KW - Entropy. KW - Thermodynamics. KW - Entropy KW - Thermodynamics KW - 536.7 KW - 544.4 KW - Chemistry, Physical and theoretical KW - Dynamics KW - Mechanics KW - Physics KW - Heat KW - Heat-engines KW - Quantum theory KW - 536.7 Thermodynamics. Energetics KW - Thermodynamics. Energetics KW - Chemical kinetics KW - Chemistry, Physical organic. KW - Renewable energy sources. KW - Statistical physics. KW - Complex Systems. KW - Physical Chemistry. KW - Renewable and Green Energy. KW - Statistical Physics and Dynamical Systems. KW - Dynamical systems. KW - Physical chemistry. KW - Renewable energy resources. KW - Dynamical systems KW - Kinetics KW - Mathematics KW - Mechanics, Analytic KW - Force and energy KW - Statics KW - Mathematical statistics KW - Chemistry, Theoretical KW - Physical chemistry KW - Theoretical chemistry KW - Chemistry KW - Statistical methods UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:19449574 AB - Entropy and entropy generation play essential roles in our understanding of many diverse phenomena ranging from cosmology to biology. Their importance is manifest in areas of immediate practical interest such as the provision of global energy as well as in others of a more fundamental flavour such as the source of order and complexity in nature. They also form the basis of most modern formulations of both equilibrium and nonequilibrium thermodynamics. Today much progress is being made in our understanding of entropy and entropy generation in both fundamental aspects and application to concrete problems. The purpose of this volume is to present some of these recent and important results in a manner that not only appeals to the entropy specialist but also makes them accessible to the nonspecialist looking for an overview of the field. This book contains fourteen contributions by leading scientists in their fields. The content covers such topics as quantum thermodynamics, nonlinear processes, gravitational and irreversible thermodynamics, the thermodynamics of Taylor dispersion, higher order transport, the mesoscopic theory of liquid crystals, simulated annealing, information and biological aspects, global energy, photovoltaics, heat and mass transport and nonlinear electrochemical systems. Audience: This work will be of value to physicists, chemists, biologists and engineers interested in the theory and applications of entropy and its generation. ER -