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The kinetic theory of gases : an anthology of classic papers with historical commentary
- Title
- The kinetic theory of gases : an anthology of classic papers with historical commentary / by Stephen G Brush ; edited by Nancy S Hall.
- Author
- Brush, Stephen G.
- Publication
- London : Imperial College Press ; River Edge, NJ : Distributed by World Scientific Pub., C2003.
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- Additional Authors
- Hall, Nancy S.
- Description
- xi, 647 p. : ill.; 26 cm.
- Series Statement
- History of modern physical sciences ; 1
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Pt. 1. The nature of gases and of heat. Robert Boyle: The spring of the air -- Isaac Newton: The repulsion theory -- Daniel Bernoulli: On the properties and motions of elastic fluids, especially air -- George Gregory: The existence of fire -- Robert Mayer: The forces of inorganic nature -- James Joule: On matter, living force, and heat -- Hermann von Helmholtz: The conservation of force -- Rudolf Clausius: The nature of the motion which we call heat -- Rudolf Clausius -- On the mean length of the paths described by the separate molecules of gaseous bodies -- James Clerk Maxwell: Illustrations of the dynamical theory of gases -- Rudolf Clausius: On a mechanical theorem applicable to heat -- Pt. 2. Irreversible processes. James Clerk Maxwell: On the dynamical theory of gases -- Ludwig Boltzmann: Further studies on the thermal equilibrium of gas molecules -- William Thomson: The kinetic theory of dissipation of energy -- Ludwig Boltzmann: On the relation of a general mechanical theorem to the second law of thermodynamics -- Henri Poincaré: On the three-body problem and the equations of dynamics -- Henri Poincaré: Mechanism and experience -- Ernst Zermelo: On a theorem of dynamics and the mechanical theory of heat -- Ludwig Boltzmann: Reply to Zermelo's remarks on the theory of heat -- Ernst Zermelo: On the mechanical explanation of irreversible processes -- Ludwig Boltzmann: On Zermelo's paper "On the mechanical explanation of irreversible processes" -- pt. 3. Historical discussions / by Stephen G. Brush. Gadflies and geniuses in the history of gas theory -- Interatomic forces and gas theory from Newton to Lennard-Jones -- Irreversibility and indeterminism: Fourier to Heisenberg -- Proof of impossibility of ergodic systems: the 1913 papers of Rosenthal and Plancherel -- Statistical mechanics and the philosophy of science: some historical notes -- pt. 4. A guide to historical commentaries: kinetic theory of gases, thermodynamics, and related topics.
- Call Number
- JSF 06-397
- ISBN
- 1860943470 (hbk.)
- 1860943489 (pbk.)
- LCCN
- 2004297266
- OCLC
- 53914955
- Author
- Brush, Stephen G.
- Title
- The kinetic theory of gases : an anthology of classic papers with historical commentary / by Stephen G Brush ; edited by Nancy S Hall.
- Imprint
- London : Imperial College Press ; River Edge, NJ : Distributed by World Scientific Pub., C2003.
- Series
- History of modern physical sciences ; 1
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Added Author
- Hall, Nancy S.
- Research Call Number
- JSF 06-397