Entropy and energy.. a universal competition

Interaction of Mechanics and Mathematics

Ingo M¨uller ž Wolf Weiss

Entropy and Energy A Universal Competition With 76 Figures

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Authors Prof.Dr. Ingo M¨uller Institut f¨ur Verfahrenstechnik Technische Universit¨at Berlin Fasanenstraße 90 10623 Berlin Germany

Dr. Wolf Weiss Weierstraß-Institut f¨ur Angewandte Analysis und Stochastik Mohrenstr. 39 10117 Berlin Germany

ISSN 1860-6245 ISBN-10 ISBN-13

3-540-24281-3 Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York 978-3-540-24281-9 Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York

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