Cohesion : a scientific history of intermolecular forces /

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"Why does matter stick together? Why do gases condense to liquids, and liquids freeze to solids? This book provides a detailed historical account of how some of the leading scientists of the past three centuries have tried to answer these questions." "The topic of cohesion and the stu...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Rowlinson, J. S. (John Shipley), 1926-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002.
Subjects:
Cohesion.
Cohésion.
SCIENCE > Chemistry > Physical & Theoretical.
Cohesie (fysica)
Intermoleculaire potentiaal.
Van der Waalsbinding.
Física do estado sólido.
Andre fag (naturvidenskab og teknik) > Andre fag
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Newton. Newton's legacy
  • Newton's heirs
  • On the continent
  • Science at a halt
  • Laplace. Laplace in 1805
  • Capillarity
  • Burying Laplacian physics
  • Crystals
  • Elasticity of plates
  • Elasticity of solids
  • Van der Waals. 1820-1870
  • Clausius and Maxwell
  • Van der Waal's thesis
  • 1873-1900
  • Electrical molecule
  • Resolution. Dispersion forces
  • Argon
  • Water
  • Action at a distance
  • Solids and liquids.

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