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Conclusion
Peter Atkins
in The Laws of Thermodynamics: A Very Short Introduction
We are at the end of our journey. We have seen that thermodynamics, the study of the transformations of energy, is a subject of great breadth and underlies and elucidates many of the most ...
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3. The second law: The increase in entropy
Peter Atkins
in The Laws of Thermodynamics: A Very Short Introduction
The second law of thermodynamics introduces the concept of entropy: a measure of the disorder, or the quality of energy, that a system possesses. The law itself states that the entropy of ...
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3. Its principles: energy and entropy
Peter Atkins
in Chemistry: A Very Short Introduction
To understand why and how reactions take place and why and how bonds form in all their variety, chemists think about the energy changes that take place when processes occur. ‘Its ...
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5. Physical Information
Luciano Floridi
in Information: A Very Short Introduction
‘Physical information’ explores the relationship between physics and metaphysics with regards to the nature of information. Information theory and processes seem to have physical ...
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The Laws of Thermodynamics: A Very Short Introduction
Peter Atkins
The Laws of Thermodynamics: A Very Short Introduction explains how the laws of thermodynamics establish fundamental concepts such as temperature and heat, and the nature of ...
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5. Entropy and thermodynamics of black holes
Katherine Blundell
in Black Holes: A Very Short Introduction
‘Entropy and thermodynamics of black holes’ considers how the laws of thermodynamics and entropy can be applied to black holes. It discusses the work of Roger Penrose, James Bardeen, ...
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Black Holes: A Very Short Introduction
Katherine Blundell
Black holes are a constant source of fascination to many due to their mysterious nature. Black Holes: A Very Short Introduction addresses a variety of questions, including what a black hole ...
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5. The third law: The unattainability of zero
Peter Atkins
in The Laws of Thermodynamics: A Very Short Introduction
Although the third law of thermodynamics does not have the same practical implications as the first two, it does make possible their application. ‘The third law’ examines how considerations ...
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2. Making things happen—catalysis
Paul Engel
in Enzymes: A Very Short Introduction
‘Making things happen—catalysis’ examines chemical catalysis, considering what makes a reaction go or not go and how enzymes catalyse particular chemical reactions. This process is not ...
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5. Reactivity
William H. Brock
in The History of Chemistry: A Very Short Introduction
By the mid-19th century many different kinds of chemical change had been recognized and systematized in textbooks. It became the task of physical chemists to explain these different ...
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Physical Chemistry: A Very Short Introduction
Peter Atkins
With the development of a variety of exciting new areas of research involving computational chemistry, nano- and smart materials, and applications of the recently discovered graphene, there ...
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