Four Laws That Do Not Drive The Universe, The: Elements Of Thermodynamics For The Curious And Intelligent
'The four laws that do not drive the universe: elements of thermodynamics for the curious and intelligent. The second purpose of Ben-Naimâ??s book is to explain thermodynamics and show its relationship to information theory. This explanation makes...
Statistical Thermodynamics: With Applications To The Life Sciences
The book presents a clear and unique approach to statistical thermodynamics based on Shannon's measure of information, and provides applications to problems of interest in the life sciences.There is no other book which presents the fundamentals of...
Briefest History Of Time, The: The History Of Histories Of Time And The Misconstrued Association Between Entropy And Time
'This is a thought-provoking book that would be of interest to anyone wanting to ponder the concept of time, and to develop more critical thinking skills that may be useful when reading popular science books or articles.'IEEE Electrical Insulation...
Entropy And The Second Law: Interpretation And Misss-interpretationsss
This book presents a clear and readable description of one of the most mysterious concepts of physics: Entropy. It contains a self-learning kit that guides the reader in understanding the concepts of entropy. In the first part, the reader is asked...
Information, Entropy, Life And The Universe: What We Know And What We Do Not Know
The aim of this book is to explain in simple language what we know and what we do not know about information and entropy - two of the most frequently discussed topics in recent literature - and whether they are relevant to life and the entire univ...
Entropy Demystified: The Second Law Reduced To Plain Common Sense (Revised Edition)
In this unique book, the reader is invited to experience the joy of appreciating something which has eluded understanding for many years - entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics. The book has a two-pronged message: first, that the second law...
Farewell To Entropy, A: Statistical Thermodynamics Based On Information
The principal message of this book is that thermodynamics and statistical mechanics will benefit from replacing the unfortunate, misleading and mysterious term "entropy" with a more familiar, meaningful and appropriate term such as infor...
Information Theory - Part I: An Introduction To The Fundamental Concepts
This book is about the definition of the Shannon measure of Information, and some derived quantities such as conditional information and mutual information. Unlike many books, which refer to the Shannon's Measure of information (SMI) as 'Entropy,'...
Entropy Demystified: The Second Law Reduced To Plain Common Sense
'It can be used as a supplementary material for teaching thermodynamics and statistical physics at an undergraduate or postgraduate level and can be a great read for undergraduate and postgraduate students of Sciences and Engineering.'Contemporary...
Farewell To Entropy, A: Statistical Thermodynamics Based On Information
The principal message of this book is that thermodynamics and statistical mechanics will benefit from replacing the unfortunate, misleading and mysterious term "entropy" with a more familiar, meaningful and appropriate term such as infor...
Briefest History Of Time, The: The History Of Histories Of Time And The Misconstrued Association Between Entropy And Time
'This is a thought-provoking book that would be of interest to anyone wanting to ponder the concept of time, and to develop more critical thinking skills that may be useful when reading popular science books or articles.'IEEE Electrical Insulation...
Protein Folding Problem And Its Solutions, The
This book presents a new approach to the Protein Folding Problem. It starts with a clear description of what the protein folding problem involves. Then, it suggests non-conventional answers to some of the questions posed. In particular, it emphasi...
Entropy: The Truth, The Whole Truth, And Nothing But The Truth
'Ben-Naim convincingly argues that SMI not only gives a simpler and more broadly applicable definition of entropy, but also clears up much of the historical and modern confusion surrounding the second law. This book will interest any individual wh...
Discover Probability: How To Use It, How To Avoid Misusing It, And How It Affects Every Aspect Of Your Life
This is a unique book which explains the concept of probability and its applications with almost no mathematics. As the title states, the reader will discover the concept of probability, learn how to use it, and be made aware of some misuses of, a...
Molecular Theory Of Water And Aqueous Solutions - Part Ii: The Role Of Water In Protein Folding, Self-assembly And Molecular Recognition
This book starts out by presenting the evidence for the importance of hydrophilic interactions in biochemical processes and then goes on to describe the applications of the hydrophilic interactions in these processes, specifically protein folding,...
Molecular Theory Of Water And Aqueous Solutions - Part I: Understanding Water
The aim of this book is to explain the unusual properties of both pure liquid water and simple aqueous solutions, in terms of the properties of single molecules and interactions among small numbers of water molecules. It is mostly the result of th...
Molecular Theory Of Water And Aqueous Solutions - Part Ii: The Role Of Water In Protein Folding, Self-assembly And Molecular Recognition
This book starts out by presenting the evidence for the importance of hydrophilic interactions in biochemical processes and then goes on to describe the applications of the hydrophilic interactions in these processes, specifically protein folding,...
Molecular Theory of Solutions
This book presents new and updated developments in the molecular theory of mixtures and solutions. It is based on the theory of Kirkwood and Buff which was published more than fifty years ago. This theory has been dormant for almost two decades. I...
Water And Life: Life In Water And Water In Life
This book is unique in presenting all aspects of water. It includes discussion of the theory of a water molecule, its properties, both in the pure state and as a solvent. In particular, it emphasizes the relevance of water to life.Water is the most important liquid. It is also a vital component of all living systems. It has very unusual properties which makes it the most interesting for research and study.
Modern Thermodynamics
This textbook introduces thermodynamics with a modern approach, starting from four fundamental physical facts (the atomic nature of matter, the indistinguishability of atoms and molecules of the same species, the uncertainty principle, and the exi...
Modern Thermodynamics
This textbook introduces thermodynamics with a modern approach, starting from four fundamental physical facts (the atomic nature of matter, the indistinguishability of atoms and molecules of the same species, the uncertainty principle, and the exi...
Acta Numerica 2012: Volume 21
Acta Numerica is an annual publication containing invited survey papers by leading researchers in numerical mathematics and scientific computing. The papers present overviews of recent developments in their area and provide state-of-the-art techni...
A First Course in the Numerical Analysis of Differential Equations
Numerical analysis presents different faces to the world. For mathematicians it is a bona fide mathematical theory with an applicable flavour. For scientists and engineers it is a practical, applied subject, part of the standard repertoire of mode...
Acta Numerica 2011: Volume 20
Acta Numerica is an annual publication containing invited survey papers by leading researchers in numerical mathematics and scientific computing. The papers present overviews of recent developments in their area and provide state-of-the-art techni...
From Kibbutz Fishponds To The Nobel Prize: Taking Molecular Functions Into Cyberspace
What Arieh Warshel and fellow 2013 Nobel laureates Michael Levitt and Martin Karplus achieved - beginning in the late 1960s and early 1970s when computers were still very primitive - was the creation of methods and programs that describe the actio...
Network Governance in Response to Acts of Terrorism
High performance during catastrophic terrorist events require the ability to assess and adapt capacity rapidly, restore or enhance disrupted or inadequate communications, utilize flexible decision making swiftly, and expand coordination and trust ...
Indicators of Children's Well-Being
The measuring and monitoring children's well-being is of growing importance to policymakers and those who strive to improve the lives of children everywhere. In the last decade, public attention has centered on children, a development driven by de...
Acta Numerica 2014: Volume 23
Acta Numerica is an annual publication containing invited survey papers by leading researchers in numerical mathematics and scientific computing. The papers present overviews of recent developments in their area and provide state-of-the-art techni...
Acta Numerica 2013: Volume 22
Acta Numerica is an annual publication containing invited survey papers by leading researchers in numerical mathematics and scientific computing. The papers present overviews of recent developments in their area and provide state-of-the-art techni...
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Developments in Intellectual Property Strategy
Research in the area of intellectual property (IP) is increasingly relevant to the rapidly growing artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics industries, affecting the legal, business, manufacturing, and healthcare sectors.