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Record Nr.

UNINA9910954762303321

Autore

Vieil Eric

Titolo

Understanding physics and physical chemistry using formal graphs / / by Eric Vieil

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton, FL : , : CRC Press, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, , 2012

ISBN

1-04-020946-7

0-429-14865-8

1-4200-8613-8

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (795 p.)

Disciplina

530

Soggetti

Physics - Graphic methods

Chemistry, Physical and theoretical

Algebra - Graphic methods

Graph theory

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Presentation; Author; Icons Used in This Book; Companion CD; Website on Formal Graphs; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Nodes of Graphs; Chapter 3: Links and Organization; Chapter 4: Poles; Chapter 5: Space Distributed Poles; Chapter 6: Dipoles; Chapter 7: Influence between Poles; Chapter 8: Multipoles; Chapter 9: Dipole Assemblies; Chapter 10: Transfers; Chapter 11: Assemblies and Dissipation; Chapter 12: Coupling between Energy Varieties; Chapter 13: Multiple Couplings; Chapter 14: Conclusion and Perspectives; Appendix 1: Glossary

Appendix 2: Symbols and ConstantsAppendix 3: Formal Graph Encoding; Appendix 4: List of Examples and Case Studies; Appendix 5: CD-Rom Content; References

Sommario/riassunto

The subject of this book is truly original. By encoding of algebraic equations into graphs—originally a purely pedagogical technique—the exploration of physics and physical chemistry reveals common pictures through all disciplines. The hidden structure of the scientific formalism that appears is a source of astonishment and provides efficient simplifications of the representation of physical laws.