Chemical thermodynamics and information theory with applications / Daniel J. Graham
- Author
- Graham, Daniel J.
- Published
- Boca Raton : CRC Press, [2011]
- Copyright Date
- ©2011
- Physical Description
- x, 229 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 A Qualitative Look at Information -- 1.1.The Net of Information -- 1.2.Sources and Further Reading -- 1.3.Suggested Exercises -- References -- ch. 2 A Quantitative Look at Information -- 2.1.Essential Ingredients -- 2.2.The Interface of Information with State Likelihood -- 2.3.The Role of Probability -- 2.4.Information and Expectation -- 2.5.Connecting Probability, Information, and Physical Properties -- 2.6.Probability Distribution Tools -- 2.7.Sources and Further Reading -- 2.8.Suggested Exercises -- References -- ch. 3 Thermodynamic Infrastructure, States, and Fluctuations -- 3.1.Infrastructure -- 3.2.Equations of State -- 3.3.Systems and State Point Information -- 3.4.Sources and Further Reading -- 3.5.Suggested Exercises -- References -- ch. 4 Thermodynamic Transformations and Information -- 4.1.Equilibrium States, Pathways, and Measurements -- 4.2.A Primer on Reversible Transformations -- 4.3.Reversible Transformations and Information -- 4.4.The Information Properties of Reversible Pathways -- 4.5.Sources and Further Reading -- 4.6.Suggested Exercises -- References -- ch. 5 State Transformations and Information Economy -- 5.1.Different Thermodynamic Pathways with Identical Endpoints -- 5.2.Pathway Programming and Economy -- 5.3.Properties of Pathway Length and Information Economy -- 5.4.Sources and Further Reading -- 5.5.Suggested Exercises -- References -- ch. 6 Thermodynamic Information and Molecules -- 6.1.Information at the Microscopic Scale -- 6.2.Molecular Message Tapes: Technical Considerations -- 6.3.Characteristics of Information at the Molecular Level -- 6.4.Sources and Further Reading -- 6.5.Suggested Exercises -- References -- ch. 7 Thermodynamic Information and Chemical Reactions -- 7.1.Overview of Chemical Reactions -- 7.2.Chemical Reactions and Information -- 7.3.Reactions, Information, and Molecular Structure -- 7.4.Sources and Further Reading -- 7.5.Suggested Exercises -- References -- ch. 8 Chemical Thermodynamics, Information, and Horizons -- 8.1.Horizons -- 8.2.Sources and Further Reading -- 8.3.Suggested Exercises -- References.
- Subject(s)
- ISBN
- 9781439820872 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1439820872 (hardcover : alk. paper) - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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