Science of Heat and Thermophysical Studies: A Generalized Approach to Thermal Analysis

Aiming to bridge historical, philosophical, societal and scientific aspects of heat, this book offers a comprehensive approach to the field of generalized thermodynamics. It covers topics such as: the concept of heat thermometry and calorimetry; concepts of temperature and its gradients; non-equilibrium and quantum thermodynamics; and more.
Science of Heat and Thermophysical Studies provides a non-traditional bridging of historical, philosophical, societal and scientific aspects of heat with a comprehensive approach to the field of generalized thermodynamics. It involves Greek philosophical views and their impact on the development of contemporary ideas.
Covered topics include:

• the concept of heat
• thermometry and calorimetry
• early concepts of temperature and its gradients
• non-equilibrium and quantum thermodynamics
• chemical kinetics
• entropy, order and information
• thermal science applied to economy(econophysics), ecosystems, and process dynamics or mesoscopic scales (quantum diffusion)
• importance of energy science and its influence to societal life