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Four laws that drive the universe /
The laws of thermodynamics drive everything that happens in the universe. From the expansion of a cloud of gas to the cooling of hot metal, and from the unfurling of a leaf to the course of life itself - everything is directed and constrained by four simple laws. Peter Atkins' powerful introduc...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2007.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The laws of thermodynamics drive everything that happens in the universe. From the expansion of a cloud of gas to the cooling of hot metal, and from the unfurling of a leaf to the course of life itself - everything is directed and constrained by four simple laws. Peter Atkins' powerful introduction explains what the laws are and how they work. - ;The laws of thermodynamics drive everything that happens in the universe. From the sudden expansion of a cloud of gas to the cooling of hot metal, and from the unfurling of a leaf to the course of life itself - everything is directed and constrained b. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (130 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (page 125) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191528354 0191528358 9780191647635 0191647632 9781435618121 1435618122 9786611150440 6611150447 1281150444 9781281150448 |