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Chemical and biological processes in fluid flows [[electronic resource] ] : a dynamical systems approach / / Zoltán Neufeld, Emilio Hernández-García
| Chemical and biological processes in fluid flows [[electronic resource] ] : a dynamical systems approach / / Zoltán Neufeld, Emilio Hernández-García |
| Autore | Neufeld Zoltán |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Imperial College Press, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (304 p.) |
| Disciplina | 532.5015118 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | Hernández-GarcíaEmilio <1963-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Fluid dynamics - Mathematical models
Fluid mechanics - Mathematical models |
| ISBN |
1-282-75976-0
9786612759765 1-84816-178-6 |
| Classificazione |
BIO 249f
CIT 280f PHY 220f |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; Chemically and biologically reacting flows; Plan of the book; 1 Fluid Flows; 1.1 Conservation laws; 1.2 Laminar and turbulent flows; 1.3 Turbulence; 1.4 Kolmogorov's theory of turbulence; 1.5 Two-dimensional flows; 2 Mixing and Dispersion in Fluid Flows; 2.1 Introduction; 2.1.1 Advection; 2.1.2 Diffusion; 2.1.3 Advection and diffusion; 2.2 Steady two-dimensional flows; 2.2.1 Advection along streamlines; 2.2.2 Dispersion of diffusive tracers in steady flows; 2.3 Advection in weakly time-dependent two-dimensional flows; 2.4 Chaotic advection in three dimensions
2.5 Dispersion by chaotic advection 2.5.1 The Lyapunov exponent; 2.6 Chaotic advection in open flows; 2.7 Chaotic advection and diffusion; 2.7.1 The filament model; 2.7.2 Asymptotic decay in chaotic flows; 2.8 Mixing in turbulent flows; 2.8.1 Relative dispersion in turbulence; 2.8.2 Passive scalar in turbulent flows; 2.9 Distribution of inertial particles in flows; 3 Chemical and Ecological Models; 3.1 Chemical dynamics; 3.1.1 The Law of Mass Action; 3.1.2 Binary, First-Order, and Zeroth-Order Reactions; 3.1.3 Autocatalytic and Enzymatic Reactions: The adiabatic elimination 3.1.4 Oscillations and excitability 3.1.5 Multistability; 3.2 Biological models; 3.2.1 Simple birth, death and saturation; 3.2.2 Predator-Prey models; 3.2.3 Competition; 3.3 Summary; 4 Reaction-diffusion Dynamics; 4.1 Diffusion and linear growth; 4.1.1 Linear spreading of perturbations; 4.1.2 The minimum habitat-size problem; 4.1.3 Plankton filaments; 4.2 Fisher waves; 4.3 Multistability: Fronts advancing on metastable states; 4.4 Excitable waves; 4.5 Turing diffusive instabilities; 4.6 Oscillatory media and beyond; 5 Fast Binary Reactions and the Lamellar Approach 5.1 Lamellar reacting models 5.2 Fast binary reactions in simple flows; 5.3 The fast binary reaction in complex flows; 6 Decay-type and Stable Reaction Dynamics in Flows; 6.1 Stable reaction dynamics and its global steady state; 6.2 The spectrum of decaying scalar in a flow; 6.2.1 The inertial-convective range; 6.2.2 The viscous-convective range; 6.3 Smooth and filamental distributions .; 6.4 Structure functions, multifractality and intermittency; 6.5 Two-dimensional turbulence with linear damping; 7 Mixing in Autocatalytic-type Processes; 7.1 Mixing in autocatalytic reactions 7.1.1 The closed-flow case7.1.2 The open flow case; 7.1.3 Results from the filament model; 7.1.4 Front propagation in cellular flows; 7.2 Mixing and bistable dynamics; 7.3 Mixing in excitable dynamics; 7.3.1 Excitable plankton dynamics; 7.4 Competition dynamics; 8 Mixing in Oscillatory Media; 8.1 Synchronization of oscillatory dynamics by mixing; 8.1.1 Persistent patterns in uniform medium; 8.2 Synchronization in non-uniform medium; 8.3 Noise induced oscillations in excitable media; 8.4 The effect of chaotic dispersion on cyclic competition; 9 Further Reading 9.1 Complex fluids and reactive flows |
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Neufeld Zoltán
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| London, : Imperial College Press, c2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Chemistry [[electronic resource] ] : the impure science / / Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent, Jonathan Simon
| Chemistry [[electronic resource] ] : the impure science / / Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent, Jonathan Simon |
| Autore | Bensaude-Vincent Bernadette |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Imperial College Press, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (295 p.) |
| Disciplina |
540
540.1 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | SimonJonathan <1964-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Chemistry
Chemistry - Philosophy |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-281-60348-1
9786613784179 1-84816-829-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
CONTENTS; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Introduction: Chemistry and its Discontents; The Philosophy of Chemistry; The Image of Chemistry; The Goals of the Book; The Structure of the Book; Notes; Chapter 2 Chemistry and Pollution; Chemical versus Natural; Chemistry in Literature; Silent Spring; "Better Things for Better Living ... Through Chemistry"; Abundance and Waste; Courting Disaster; Artificial or Natural?; Notes; Chapter 3 The Damnation of the Alchemist; Magicians or Charlatans; In Defence of Artifice; Faustian Ambitions; From Extracts to Ersatz; Pure and Applied Chemistry
Artefacts as Hybrids of Nature and SocietyNotes; Chapter 4 The Space of the Laboratory; Chemical Recipe Books; A Space of Toil; Seeing at a Glance; A Purified Space; A Social Space; An Instrumental Space; Notes; Chapter 5 Proof in the Laboratory; Chemical Experiment as Public Spectacle; Instruments of Decision; The Power of Scepticism; The Price of Proof; The Limits of Proof; Notes; Chapter 6 Chemistry Creates its Object; The Different Meanings of Synthesis; From Simple to Complex; From Fictions to Artefacts; A Creative Process; Notes; Chapter 7 A Duel Between Two Conceptions of Matter The Ancient Concept of PhusisAtoms versus Elements: Two Rival Systems; Is Chemistry Aristotelian?; The Aporia of the Mixt; Mixts or Compounds, Stahl or Lavoisier; A Vexing Question; Notes; Chapter 8 Chemistry versus Physics; To Each Science its Ontology; The Ultimate Quest; No Matter Without Qualities; No Matter Without Agency; Notes; Chapter 9 Atoms or Elements; Mendeleev's Wager; Renewing Mendeleev's Wager; Who's Afraid of Reductionism?; Between the Macro and the Micro; Notes; Chapter 10 Positivism and Chemistry; A Variety of Positivisms; Chemistry as the Model for Positive Science Positivism as an Obstacle?Positivism versus Realism; Notes; Chapter 11 Atoms as Fictions; Writing Formulae; Types and Models; Agnostic Atomism; Atoms as Mediators; The Phenomenalist Response; The Instrumentalist Response; The Energetist Response; Notes; Chapter 12 Agency and Relations; Elements as Actors; Operational Realism; Alternative Metaphors; Notes; Chapter 13 Taming the Nanoworld; Bottom-Up versus Top-Down; Rational Design; Bio-Inspired Chemistry; The Return of Chemistry's Faustian Ambitions; The Rise of Chemistry's Philosophical Ambitions; Notes Chapter 14 Towards a Responsible ChemistryConcerns About the Future; From Chemist's Creed to Code of Conduct; From Prudence to Precaution; A New Chemical Culture?; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462507003321 |
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Bensaude-Vincent Bernadette
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| London, : Imperial College Press, 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Chemistry [[electronic resource] ] : the impure science / / Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent, Jonathan Simon
| Chemistry [[electronic resource] ] : the impure science / / Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent, Jonathan Simon |
| Autore | Bensaude-Vincent Bernadette |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Imperial College Press, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (295 p.) |
| Disciplina |
540
540.1 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | SimonJonathan <1964-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Chemistry
Chemistry - Philosophy |
| ISBN |
1-281-60348-1
9786613784179 1-84816-829-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
CONTENTS; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Introduction: Chemistry and its Discontents; The Philosophy of Chemistry; The Image of Chemistry; The Goals of the Book; The Structure of the Book; Notes; Chapter 2 Chemistry and Pollution; Chemical versus Natural; Chemistry in Literature; Silent Spring; "Better Things for Better Living ... Through Chemistry"; Abundance and Waste; Courting Disaster; Artificial or Natural?; Notes; Chapter 3 The Damnation of the Alchemist; Magicians or Charlatans; In Defence of Artifice; Faustian Ambitions; From Extracts to Ersatz; Pure and Applied Chemistry
Artefacts as Hybrids of Nature and SocietyNotes; Chapter 4 The Space of the Laboratory; Chemical Recipe Books; A Space of Toil; Seeing at a Glance; A Purified Space; A Social Space; An Instrumental Space; Notes; Chapter 5 Proof in the Laboratory; Chemical Experiment as Public Spectacle; Instruments of Decision; The Power of Scepticism; The Price of Proof; The Limits of Proof; Notes; Chapter 6 Chemistry Creates its Object; The Different Meanings of Synthesis; From Simple to Complex; From Fictions to Artefacts; A Creative Process; Notes; Chapter 7 A Duel Between Two Conceptions of Matter The Ancient Concept of PhusisAtoms versus Elements: Two Rival Systems; Is Chemistry Aristotelian?; The Aporia of the Mixt; Mixts or Compounds, Stahl or Lavoisier; A Vexing Question; Notes; Chapter 8 Chemistry versus Physics; To Each Science its Ontology; The Ultimate Quest; No Matter Without Qualities; No Matter Without Agency; Notes; Chapter 9 Atoms or Elements; Mendeleev's Wager; Renewing Mendeleev's Wager; Who's Afraid of Reductionism?; Between the Macro and the Micro; Notes; Chapter 10 Positivism and Chemistry; A Variety of Positivisms; Chemistry as the Model for Positive Science Positivism as an Obstacle?Positivism versus Realism; Notes; Chapter 11 Atoms as Fictions; Writing Formulae; Types and Models; Agnostic Atomism; Atoms as Mediators; The Phenomenalist Response; The Instrumentalist Response; The Energetist Response; Notes; Chapter 12 Agency and Relations; Elements as Actors; Operational Realism; Alternative Metaphors; Notes; Chapter 13 Taming the Nanoworld; Bottom-Up versus Top-Down; Rational Design; Bio-Inspired Chemistry; The Return of Chemistry's Faustian Ambitions; The Rise of Chemistry's Philosophical Ambitions; Notes Chapter 14 Towards a Responsible ChemistryConcerns About the Future; From Chemist's Creed to Code of Conduct; From Prudence to Precaution; A New Chemical Culture?; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790309303321 |
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Bensaude-Vincent Bernadette
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| London, : Imperial College Press, 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Chemistry [[electronic resource] ] : the impure science / / Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent, Jonathan Simon
| Chemistry [[electronic resource] ] : the impure science / / Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent, Jonathan Simon |
| Autore | Bensaude-Vincent Bernadette |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Imperial College Press, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (295 p.) |
| Disciplina |
540
540.1 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | SimonJonathan <1964-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Chemistry
Chemistry - Philosophy |
| ISBN |
1-281-60348-1
9786613784179 1-84816-829-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
CONTENTS; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Introduction: Chemistry and its Discontents; The Philosophy of Chemistry; The Image of Chemistry; The Goals of the Book; The Structure of the Book; Notes; Chapter 2 Chemistry and Pollution; Chemical versus Natural; Chemistry in Literature; Silent Spring; "Better Things for Better Living ... Through Chemistry"; Abundance and Waste; Courting Disaster; Artificial or Natural?; Notes; Chapter 3 The Damnation of the Alchemist; Magicians or Charlatans; In Defence of Artifice; Faustian Ambitions; From Extracts to Ersatz; Pure and Applied Chemistry
Artefacts as Hybrids of Nature and SocietyNotes; Chapter 4 The Space of the Laboratory; Chemical Recipe Books; A Space of Toil; Seeing at a Glance; A Purified Space; A Social Space; An Instrumental Space; Notes; Chapter 5 Proof in the Laboratory; Chemical Experiment as Public Spectacle; Instruments of Decision; The Power of Scepticism; The Price of Proof; The Limits of Proof; Notes; Chapter 6 Chemistry Creates its Object; The Different Meanings of Synthesis; From Simple to Complex; From Fictions to Artefacts; A Creative Process; Notes; Chapter 7 A Duel Between Two Conceptions of Matter The Ancient Concept of PhusisAtoms versus Elements: Two Rival Systems; Is Chemistry Aristotelian?; The Aporia of the Mixt; Mixts or Compounds, Stahl or Lavoisier; A Vexing Question; Notes; Chapter 8 Chemistry versus Physics; To Each Science its Ontology; The Ultimate Quest; No Matter Without Qualities; No Matter Without Agency; Notes; Chapter 9 Atoms or Elements; Mendeleev's Wager; Renewing Mendeleev's Wager; Who's Afraid of Reductionism?; Between the Macro and the Micro; Notes; Chapter 10 Positivism and Chemistry; A Variety of Positivisms; Chemistry as the Model for Positive Science Positivism as an Obstacle?Positivism versus Realism; Notes; Chapter 11 Atoms as Fictions; Writing Formulae; Types and Models; Agnostic Atomism; Atoms as Mediators; The Phenomenalist Response; The Instrumentalist Response; The Energetist Response; Notes; Chapter 12 Agency and Relations; Elements as Actors; Operational Realism; Alternative Metaphors; Notes; Chapter 13 Taming the Nanoworld; Bottom-Up versus Top-Down; Rational Design; Bio-Inspired Chemistry; The Return of Chemistry's Faustian Ambitions; The Rise of Chemistry's Philosophical Ambitions; Notes Chapter 14 Towards a Responsible ChemistryConcerns About the Future; From Chemist's Creed to Code of Conduct; From Prudence to Precaution; A New Chemical Culture?; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808699903321 |
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Bensaude-Vincent Bernadette
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| London, : Imperial College Press, 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Chemistry [[electronic resource] ] : the impure science / / Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent, Jonathan Simon
| Chemistry [[electronic resource] ] : the impure science / / Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent, Jonathan Simon |
| Autore | Bensaude-Vincent Bernadette |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Imperial College Press |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (280 p.) |
| Disciplina | 540 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | SimonJonathan <1964-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Chemistry - Philosophy
Chemistry |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-84816-226-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | ch. 1. Introduction: chemistry and its discontents. The philosophy of chemistry. The image of chemistry. The goals of the book. The structure of the book -- ch. 2. Chemistry and pollution. Chemistry versus natural. Chemistry in literature. Silent spring. "Better things for better living ... through chemistry". Abundance and waste. Courting disaster. Artificial or natural? -- ch. 3. The damnation of the alchemist. Magicians or charlatans. In defense of artifice. Faustian ambitions. From extracts to ersatz. Pure and applied chemistry. Artefacts as hybrids of nature and society -- ch. 4. The space of the laboratory. Chemical recipe books. A space of toil. Seeing at a glance. A purified space. A social space. An instrumental space -- ch. 5. Proof in the laboratory. Chemical experiment as public spectacle. Instruments of decision. The power of scepticism. The price of proof. The limits of proof -- ch. 6. Chemistry creates its object. The different meanings of synthesis. From simple to complex. From fictions to artefacts. A creative process -- ch. 7. A duel between two conceptions of matter. The ancient concept of phusis. Atoms versus elements; two rival systems. Is chemistry Aristotelian? The aporia of the mixt. Mixts or compounds, Stahl or Lavoisier. A vexing question -- ch. 8. Chemistry versus physics. To each science its ontology. The ultimate quest. No matter without qualities. No matter without agency -- ch. 9. Atoms or elements. Mendeleev's wager. Renewing Mendeleev's wager. Who's afraid of reductionism? Between the macro and the micro -- ch. 10. Positivism and chemistry. A variety of positivisms. Chemistry as the model for positive science. Positivism as an obstacle? Positivism versus realism -- ch. 11. Atoms as fictions. Writing formulae. Types and models. Agnostic atomism. Atoms as mediators. The phenomenalist response. The instrumentalist response. The energetist response -- ch. 12. Agency and relations. Elements as actors. Operational realism. Alternative metaphors -- ch. 13. Taming the nanoworld. Bottom-up versus top-down. Rational design. Bio-inspired chemistry. The return of chemistry's Faustian ambitions. The rise of chemistry's philosophical ambitions -- ch. 14. Towards a responsible chemistry. Concerns about the future. The chemist's code of conduct. From prudence to precaution. A new chemical culture? |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455273403321 |
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Bensaude-Vincent Bernadette
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| London, : Imperial College Press | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Chemistry [[electronic resource] ] : the impure science / / Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent, Jonathan Simon
| Chemistry [[electronic resource] ] : the impure science / / Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent, Jonathan Simon |
| Autore | Bensaude-Vincent Bernadette |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Imperial College Press |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (280 p.) |
| Disciplina | 540 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | SimonJonathan <1964-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Chemistry - Philosophy
Chemistry |
| ISBN | 1-84816-226-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | ch. 1. Introduction: chemistry and its discontents. The philosophy of chemistry. The image of chemistry. The goals of the book. The structure of the book -- ch. 2. Chemistry and pollution. Chemistry versus natural. Chemistry in literature. Silent spring. "Better things for better living ... through chemistry". Abundance and waste. Courting disaster. Artificial or natural? -- ch. 3. The damnation of the alchemist. Magicians or charlatans. In defense of artifice. Faustian ambitions. From extracts to ersatz. Pure and applied chemistry. Artefacts as hybrids of nature and society -- ch. 4. The space of the laboratory. Chemical recipe books. A space of toil. Seeing at a glance. A purified space. A social space. An instrumental space -- ch. 5. Proof in the laboratory. Chemical experiment as public spectacle. Instruments of decision. The power of scepticism. The price of proof. The limits of proof -- ch. 6. Chemistry creates its object. The different meanings of synthesis. From simple to complex. From fictions to artefacts. A creative process -- ch. 7. A duel between two conceptions of matter. The ancient concept of phusis. Atoms versus elements; two rival systems. Is chemistry Aristotelian? The aporia of the mixt. Mixts or compounds, Stahl or Lavoisier. A vexing question -- ch. 8. Chemistry versus physics. To each science its ontology. The ultimate quest. No matter without qualities. No matter without agency -- ch. 9. Atoms or elements. Mendeleev's wager. Renewing Mendeleev's wager. Who's afraid of reductionism? Between the macro and the micro -- ch. 10. Positivism and chemistry. A variety of positivisms. Chemistry as the model for positive science. Positivism as an obstacle? Positivism versus realism -- ch. 11. Atoms as fictions. Writing formulae. Types and models. Agnostic atomism. Atoms as mediators. The phenomenalist response. The instrumentalist response. The energetist response -- ch. 12. Agency and relations. Elements as actors. Operational realism. Alternative metaphors -- ch. 13. Taming the nanoworld. Bottom-up versus top-down. Rational design. Bio-inspired chemistry. The return of chemistry's Faustian ambitions. The rise of chemistry's philosophical ambitions -- ch. 14. Towards a responsible chemistry. Concerns about the future. The chemist's code of conduct. From prudence to precaution. A new chemical culture? |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777939403321 |
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Bensaude-Vincent Bernadette
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| London, : Imperial College Press | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Chemistry [[electronic resource] ] : the impure science / / Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent, Jonathan Simon
| Chemistry [[electronic resource] ] : the impure science / / Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent, Jonathan Simon |
| Autore | Bensaude-Vincent Bernadette |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Imperial College Press |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (280 p.) |
| Disciplina | 540 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | SimonJonathan <1964-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Chemistry - Philosophy
Chemistry |
| ISBN | 1-84816-226-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | ch. 1. Introduction: chemistry and its discontents. The philosophy of chemistry. The image of chemistry. The goals of the book. The structure of the book -- ch. 2. Chemistry and pollution. Chemistry versus natural. Chemistry in literature. Silent spring. "Better things for better living ... through chemistry". Abundance and waste. Courting disaster. Artificial or natural? -- ch. 3. The damnation of the alchemist. Magicians or charlatans. In defense of artifice. Faustian ambitions. From extracts to ersatz. Pure and applied chemistry. Artefacts as hybrids of nature and society -- ch. 4. The space of the laboratory. Chemical recipe books. A space of toil. Seeing at a glance. A purified space. A social space. An instrumental space -- ch. 5. Proof in the laboratory. Chemical experiment as public spectacle. Instruments of decision. The power of scepticism. The price of proof. The limits of proof -- ch. 6. Chemistry creates its object. The different meanings of synthesis. From simple to complex. From fictions to artefacts. A creative process -- ch. 7. A duel between two conceptions of matter. The ancient concept of phusis. Atoms versus elements; two rival systems. Is chemistry Aristotelian? The aporia of the mixt. Mixts or compounds, Stahl or Lavoisier. A vexing question -- ch. 8. Chemistry versus physics. To each science its ontology. The ultimate quest. No matter without qualities. No matter without agency -- ch. 9. Atoms or elements. Mendeleev's wager. Renewing Mendeleev's wager. Who's afraid of reductionism? Between the macro and the micro -- ch. 10. Positivism and chemistry. A variety of positivisms. Chemistry as the model for positive science. Positivism as an obstacle? Positivism versus realism -- ch. 11. Atoms as fictions. Writing formulae. Types and models. Agnostic atomism. Atoms as mediators. The phenomenalist response. The instrumentalist response. The energetist response -- ch. 12. Agency and relations. Elements as actors. Operational realism. Alternative metaphors -- ch. 13. Taming the nanoworld. Bottom-up versus top-down. Rational design. Bio-inspired chemistry. The return of chemistry's Faustian ambitions. The rise of chemistry's philosophical ambitions -- ch. 14. Towards a responsible chemistry. Concerns about the future. The chemist's code of conduct. From prudence to precaution. A new chemical culture? |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910822087503321 |
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Bensaude-Vincent Bernadette
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| London, : Imperial College Press | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Chemistry in theatre [[electronic resource] ] : insufficiency, phallacy or both / / Carl Djerassi
| Chemistry in theatre [[electronic resource] ] : insufficiency, phallacy or both / / Carl Djerassi |
| Autore | Djerassi Carl |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Imperial College Press, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (135 p.) |
| Disciplina | 540 |
| Soggetto topico | Science |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-66908-X
9786613646019 1-84816-939-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | CONTENTS; Preface; Plays on the Page Rather Than Stage; Plays Dealing with Chemistry; Insufficiency; Phallacy; Insufficiency; CAST; Scene 1; Scene 2; Scene 3; Scene 4; Scene 5; Scene 6; Scene 7; Scene 8; Scene 9; Phallacy; CAST; Scene 1; Scene 2; Scene 3; Scene 4; Scene 5; Scene 6; Scene 7; Scene 8; Scene 9; Scene 10; Scene 11; Scene 12; Scene 13; Scene 14; Scene 15; Scene 16; Scene 17; Scene 18; Scene 19; Scene 20; Scene 21; Scene 22; Scene 23; Scene 24; Scene 25; Scene 26; Scene 27; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; BY THE SAME AUTHOR |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451854403321 |
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Djerassi Carl
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| London, : Imperial College Press, 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Chemistry in theatre [[electronic resource] ] : insufficiency, phallacy or both / / Carl Djerassi
| Chemistry in theatre [[electronic resource] ] : insufficiency, phallacy or both / / Carl Djerassi |
| Autore | Djerassi Carl |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Imperial College Press, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (135 p.) |
| Disciplina | 540 |
| Soggetto topico | Science |
| ISBN |
1-280-66908-X
9786613646019 1-84816-939-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | CONTENTS; Preface; Plays on the Page Rather Than Stage; Plays Dealing with Chemistry; Insufficiency; Phallacy; Insufficiency; CAST; Scene 1; Scene 2; Scene 3; Scene 4; Scene 5; Scene 6; Scene 7; Scene 8; Scene 9; Phallacy; CAST; Scene 1; Scene 2; Scene 3; Scene 4; Scene 5; Scene 6; Scene 7; Scene 8; Scene 9; Scene 10; Scene 11; Scene 12; Scene 13; Scene 14; Scene 15; Scene 16; Scene 17; Scene 18; Scene 19; Scene 20; Scene 21; Scene 22; Scene 23; Scene 24; Scene 25; Scene 26; Scene 27; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; BY THE SAME AUTHOR |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779280503321 |
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Djerassi Carl
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| London, : Imperial College Press, 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Chemistry in theatre [[electronic resource] ] : insufficiency, phallacy or both / / Carl Djerassi
| Chemistry in theatre [[electronic resource] ] : insufficiency, phallacy or both / / Carl Djerassi |
| Autore | Djerassi Carl |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Imperial College Press, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (135 p.) |
| Disciplina | 540 |
| Soggetto topico | Science |
| ISBN |
1-280-66908-X
9786613646019 1-84816-939-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | CONTENTS; Preface; Plays on the Page Rather Than Stage; Plays Dealing with Chemistry; Insufficiency; Phallacy; Insufficiency; CAST; Scene 1; Scene 2; Scene 3; Scene 4; Scene 5; Scene 6; Scene 7; Scene 8; Scene 9; Phallacy; CAST; Scene 1; Scene 2; Scene 3; Scene 4; Scene 5; Scene 6; Scene 7; Scene 8; Scene 9; Scene 10; Scene 11; Scene 12; Scene 13; Scene 14; Scene 15; Scene 16; Scene 17; Scene 18; Scene 19; Scene 20; Scene 21; Scene 22; Scene 23; Scene 24; Scene 25; Scene 26; Scene 27; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; BY THE SAME AUTHOR |
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Djerassi Carl
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| London, : Imperial College Press, 2012 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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