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Thermodynamics: A dynamical systems approach

By Wassim M. Haddad , VijaySekhar Chellaboina , Sergey G. Nersesov

Book information

Publisher
Princeton University Press
Year
2005
ISBN
0691123276, 9780691123271
LCC
QC311.2 .H33 2005
Open Library ID
OL22631948M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1012 kB (1036698 bytes)
Series
Princeton Series in Applied Mathematics
Pages
200\200
Library
Kolxo3
Scanned
yes
Time added
2010-07-29 05:14:56

Description

This book places thermodynamics on a system-theoretic foundation so as to harmonize it with classical mechanics. Using the highest standards of exposition and rigor, the authors develop a novel formulation of thermodynamics that can be viewed as a moderate-sized system theory as compared to statistical thermodynamics. This middle-ground theory involves deterministic large-scale dynamical system models that bridge the gap between classical and statistical thermodynamics. The authors' theory is motivated by the fact that a discipline as cardinal as thermodynamics--entrusted with some of the most perplexing secrets of our universe--demands far more than physical mathematics as its underpinning. Even though many great physicists, such as Archimedes, Newton, and Lagrange, have humbled us with their mathematically seamless eurekas over the centuries, this book suggests that a great many physicists and engineers who have developed the theory of thermodynamics seem to have forgotten that mathematics, when used rigorously, is the irrefutable pathway to truth. This book uses system theoretic ideas to bring coherence, clarity, and precision to an extremely important and poorly understood classical area of science.

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