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Maxwell on Heat and Statistical Mechanics
James Clerk Maxwell
其他書名
On "avoiding All Personal Enquiries" of Molecules
出版Lehigh University Press, 1995
主題Biography & Autobiography / Science & TechnologyScience / Physics / GeneralScience / Mechanics / ThermodynamicsScience / Mechanics / Fluids
ISBN09342233439780934223348
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=hA-oIDR0eXkC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋This is the third and final volume in the study and publication of James Clerk Maxwell's work in gas theory, molecules, and thermodynamics. The nineteenth-century Scottish physicist derived his ideas on thermodynamics from an interest in theories of matter, not contemporary concerns with heat engines and engineering. The manuscripts and papers presented here reveal the development of his ideas and the uniqueness of his interpretations of mechanics, the necessity of a statistical interpretation of the second law of thermodynamics, and his understanding of the dynamics of rare gases. They also reveal the context of a well-developed discipline and professional community to which Maxwell reacted and to whom he needed to respond.