Science of Heat and Thermophysical Studies provides a non-traditional bridging of historical, philosophical, societal and scientific aspects of heat with a comprehensive approach to the field of generalized thermodynamics. It involves Greek philosophical views and their impact on the development of contemporary ideas. Covered topics include:

the concept of heat

thermometry and calorimetry

early concepts of temperature and its gradients

non-equilibrium and quantum thermodynamics

chemical kinetics

entropy, order and information

thermal science applied to economy(econophysics), ecosystems, and process dynamics or mesoscopic scales (quantum diffusion)

importance of energy science and its influence to societal life

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