Thermodynamics: Fundamentals and Its Application in Science. Second Edition

Description

This book presents the selection of various high level contributions involving thermodynamics. The book goes from the fundamentals up to several applications in different scientific fields. The content of the book has been classified in six sections: Classical Thermodynamics, Statistical Thermodynamics, Property Prediction in Thermodynamics, Material and Products, Non Equilibrium and Thermodynamics in Diverse Areas. The classification of the book aims to provide to the reader the facility of finding the desired topic included in the book. It is expected that this collection of chapters will contribute to the state of the art in the thermodynamics area.ContentsClassical ThermodynamicsA View from the Conservation of Energy to Chemical ThermodynamicUseful Work and Gibbs EnergyStatistical ThermodynamicsGibbs Free Energy Formula for Protein FoldingInformation Capacity of Quantum Transfer Channels and Thermodynamic AnalogiesThermodynamics' Microscopic ConnotationsProperty Prediction and ThermodynamicsGroup Contribution Methods for Estimation of Selected Physico-Chemical Properties of Organic CompoundsThermodynamic Properties and Applications of Modified van-der-Waals Equations of StateThermodynamics Simulations Applied to Gas-Solid Materials Fabrication ProcessesMaterial and ProductsApplication of Thermodynamics and Kinetics in Materials EngineeringThermodynamics of Wool DyeingMesomechanics and Thermodynamics of Nanostructural Transitions in Biological Membranes Under the Action of Steroid HormonesThermodynamics of Resulting Complexes Between Cyclodextrins and Bile SaltsThermodynamics of Hydration in Minerals: Howto Predict These EntitiesThermodynamics and Kinetics in the Synthesis of Monodisperse NanoparticlesStatistical Thermodynamics of Lattice Gas Models of Multisite AdsorptionNon-Equilibrium ThermodynamicsInfluence of Simulation Parameters on the Excitable Media Behaviour - The Case of Turbulent MixingECOP Criterion for Irreversible Three-Heat-Source Absorption RefrigeratorsThermodynamics in Diverse AreasThermodynamics of Microarray HybridizationProbing the Thermodynamics of Photosystem I by Spectroscopic and Mutagenic MethodsFuzzy Spheres Decays and Black Hole ThermodynamicsBibliometric Analysis of Thermodynamic Research: A Science Citation Index Expanded-Based Analysis