The First Half Century of Finite-Time Thermodynamics. This item is unavailable.The First Half Century of Finite-Time Thermodynamics

Starting with the personal account by Boye Ahlborn and Frank Curzon about how their pivotal paper came about in 1975, this Reprint illustrates some of the recent applications of the finite-time idea in a wide range of scientific areas. This includes all the natural sciences and economics, as well as other situations where the finite-time concept comes into play in its many guises. The papers also include related new constructs, such as thermodynamic geometry, quantum mechanical measures, and information geometry.