Thermodynamics - Past, Present and Future
Abstract
We begin with historical remarks on the basic contributions to thermodynamics and statistics with some bias to scientists working in Berlin as Helmholtz, Clausius, Nernst and Einstein. We underline the key role of thermodynamic ideas in the scientific revolutions in the 20th century. Further we discuss several recent applications to natural, evolutionary and informational systems, exotic applications as well as perspectives and open problems.
- Publication:
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Advances in Solid State Physics
- Pub Date:
- 2006
- DOI:
- 10.1007/11423256_1
- Bibcode:
- 2006AdSSP..45....3E
- Keywords:
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- Physics