Thermodynamics: A Dynamical Systems Approach

Haddad, Wassim M.;Chellaboina, Vijaysekhar;Nersesov, Sergey G.;Haddad, W. M.

ISBN 10: 0691123276 / ISBN 13: 9780691123271

Published by Princeton Univ Pr, Ewing, New Jersey, U.S.A., 2005

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Thermodynamics: A Dynamical Systems Approach
• Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr, Ewing, New Jersey, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0691123276
• ISBN 13: 9780691123271
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: None Issued

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Synopsis

This book places thermodynamics on a system-theoretic foundation so as to harmonize it with classical mechanics. Using the highest standards of exposition and rigor, the authors develop a novel formulation of thermodynamics that can be viewed as a moderate-sized system theory as compared to statistical thermodynamics. This middle-ground theory involves deterministic large-scale dynamical system models that bridge the gap between classical and statistical thermodynamics.


The authors' theory is motivated by the fact that a discipline as cardinal as thermodynamics--entrusted with some of the most perplexing secrets of our universe--demands far more than physical mathematics as its underpinning. Even though many great physicists, such as Archimedes, Newton, and Lagrange, have humbled us with their mathematically seamless eurekas over the centuries, this book suggests that a great many physicists and engineers who have developed the theory of thermodynamics seem to have forgotten that mathematics, when used rigorously, is the irrefutable pathway to truth.


This book uses system theoretic ideas to bring coherence, clarity, and precision to an extremely important and poorly understood classical area of science.

About the Author

Wassim M. Haddad is Professor of Aerospace Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. VijaySekhar Chellaboina is Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Sergey G. Nersesov is a Ph.D. student in aerospace engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology.