Thermodynamics : : A Dynamical Systems Approach /

Thermodynamics : : A Dynamical Systems Approach / / Wassim M. Haddad, Sergey G. Nersesov, VijaySekhar Chellaboina.

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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 statisti...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Series in Applied Mathematics eBook-Package
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Haddad, Wassim M.,
Chellaboina, VijaySekhar,
Nersesov, Sergey G.,
Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2009]
©2005
Year of Publication:2009
Edition:Course Book
Language:English
Series:Princeton Series in Applied Mathematics ; 23
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Physical Description:1 online resource (200 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1. Introduction
  • Chapter 2. Dynamical System Theory
  • Chapter 3. A Systems Foundation for Thermodynamics
  • Chapter 4. Temperature Equipartition and the Kinetic Theory of Gases
  • Chapter 5. Work, Heat, and the Carnot Cycle
  • Chapter 6. Thermodynamic Systems with Linear Energy Exchange
  • Chapter 7. Continuum Thermodynamics
  • Chapter 8. Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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