Evolution in thermodynamics

Applied Physics Reviews

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Bejan, Adrian ^a  

^a Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHYSICS;

ARROW OF TIME; CONSTRUCTAL LAW; FLOW ARCHITECTURES; ITS ARCHITECTURE; MODERN SCIENCE; SECOND LAW;

THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 85016404021     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19319401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4978611     Document Type: Article

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