SCIENCE OF ENERGY.
Title:
SCIENCE OF ENERGY.
Author:
Newton, Roger G.
ISBN:
9789814401203
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (111 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- Introduction -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Work from Heat and The Basic Laws -- Energy in Classical Mechanics -- Heat and the Conservation Law -- The Second Law of Thermodynamics -- Einstein's E=mc2 -- Notes -- 2. Electrical and Chemical Energy -- Electrical Energy -- Chemical Energy -- Notes -- 3. Nuclear Energy -- Radioactivity -- Nuclear Fission -- Nuclear Fusion -- What Makes the Sun Shine -- Energy in the stars -- Notes -- 4. Energy in Quantum Mechanics -- Discrete Energy Levels -- Quantum Jumps and Spectra -- Notes -- 5. Storing and Transporting Energy -- Long-term Energy Storage -- Short-term Energy Storage -- Flywheels -- Pumped Storage -- Batteries -- Liquid Hydrogen -- Fuel Cells -- Energy Transport -- Notes -- 6. Energy in the Universe -- Notes -- Epilogue -- Appendix: Research on Energy -- Battery Technology -- Other Energy Projects -- Illustration Credits -- References and Further Reading -- Index.
Abstract:
This book aims to describe the scientific concepts of energy. Accessible to readers with no scientific education beyond high-school chemistry, it starts with the basic notion of energy and the fundamental laws that govern it, such as conservation, and explains the various forms of energy, such as electrical, chemical, and nuclear. It then proceeds to describe ways in which energy is stored for very long times in the various fossil fuels (petroleum, gas, coal) as well as for short times (flywheels, pumped storage, batteries, fuel cells, liquid hydrogen). The book also discusses the modes of transport of energy, especially those of electrical energy via lasers and transmission lines, as well as why the latter uses alternating current at high voltages. The altered view of energy introduced by quantum mechanics is also discussed, as well as how almost all the Earth's energy originates from the Sun. Finally, the history of the forms of energy in the course of development of the universe is described, and how this form changed from pure radiation in the aftermath of the Big Bang to the creation of all the chemical elements in the world.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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