Kondepudi, Dilip <br/><br/>
Modern thermodynamics  : From heat engines to dissipative structures 

 - 2nd ed. 
 - West Sessex :  John Wiley,       2015. 
 - xxvi, 523p.  : ill. 
<br/><br/> Author index 511-512p.; Subject index 513-523p. 
<br/><br/> Modern Thermodynamics: From Heat Engines to Dissipative Structures, Second Edition presents a comprehensive introduction to 20th century thermodynamics that can be applied to both equilibrium and non-equilibrium systems, unifying what was traditionally divided into ‘thermodynamics’ and ‘kinetics’ into one theory of irreversible processes.<br/>This comprehensive text, suitable for introductory as well as advanced courses on thermodynamics, has been widely used by chemists, physicists, engineers and geologists.  
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781118371817  
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label> Textbook 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/> Dissipative structures<br/> Self-organization<br/>Phase change