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A New Perspective on Relativity

An Odyssey in Non-Euclidean Geometries

By: Bernard H. Lavenda

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A New Perspective on Relativity

An Odyssey in Non-Euclidean Geometries

By: Bernard H. Lavenda

Starting off from noneuclidean geometries, apart from the method of Einstein's equations, this book derives and describes the phenomena of gravitation and diffraction. A historical account is presented, exposing the missing link in Einstein's construction of the theory of general relativity: the uniformly rotating disc, together with his failure to realize, that the Beltrami metric of hyperbolic geometry with constant curvature describes exactly the uniform acceleration observed. This book also explores these questions: * How does time bend? * Why should gravity propagate at the speed of light? * How does the expansion function of the universe relate to the absolute constant of the noneuclidean geometries? * Why was the Sagnac effect ignored? * Can Maxwell's equations accommodate mass? * Is there an inertia due solely to polarization? * Can objects expand in elliptic geometry like they contract in hyperbolic geometry?

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9814340480

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9789814340489

Nonequilibrium Statistical Thermodynamics

By: Bernard H. Lavenda

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Nonequilibrium Statistical Thermodynamics

By: Bernard H. Lavenda

This book develops in detail the statistical foundations of nonequilibrium thermodynamics, based on the mathematical theory of Brownian motion. Author Bernard H. Lavenda demonstrates that thermodynamic criteria emerge in the limit of small thermal fluctuations and in the Gaussian limit where means and modes of the distribution coincide. His treatment assumes the theory of Brownian motion to be a general and practical model of irreversible processes that are inevitably influenced by random thermal fluctuations. This unifying approach permits the extraction of widely applicable principles from the analysis of specific models. Arranged by argument rather than theory, the text is based on the premises that random thermal fluctuations play a decisive role in governing the evolution of nonequilibrium thermodynamic processes and that they can be viewed as a dynamic superposition of many random events. Intended for nonmathematicians working in the areas of nonequilibrium thermodynamics and statistical mechanics, this book will also be of interest to chemical physicists, condensed matter physicists, and readers in the area of nonlinear optics.

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Courier Dover Publications

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0486839842

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9780486839844

Statistical Physics

A Probabilistic Approach

By: Bernard H. Lavenda

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Statistical Physics

A Probabilistic Approach

By: Bernard H. Lavenda

This innovative, probabilistic approach to statistical mechanics employs Gauss's principle to provide a powerful tool for the statistical analysis of physical phenomenon. Topics include Boltzmann's principle, black-body radiation, and quantum statistics. 1991 edition.

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048681520X

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9780486815206

A New Perspective on Thermodynamics

By: Bernard H. Lavenda

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A New Perspective on Thermodynamics

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This book introduces a new outlook on thermodynamics. It brings the theory up to the present time and indicates areas of further development with the union of information theory and the theory of means and their inequalities.

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Springer

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1441914307

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Where Physics Went Wrong

By: Bernard H Lavenda

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Where Physics Went Wrong

By: Bernard H Lavenda

The book points out what has gone wrong with physics since Einstein's formulation of this theory of general relativity a century ago. It points out inconsistencies and fallacies in the standard model of the big bang and the inflationary scenario which was supposed to have overcome those shortcomings, the evolution of string theory from a theory of the strong interaction to a theory of gravitation and quantum mechanics which has not produced a single verifiable prediction, and what it has accomplished is reaffirming wrong results like the entropy of a black hole, which is not an entropy at all. There have even been attempts to demote gravity to an emergent phenomenon with catastrophic effects. We know exactly what happened at 10-34 seconds after the big bang, but do not know how fast gravity propagates, whether gravitational waves exist, and what are the limits of Newton's law. Attempts to rectify this are the prediction of dark energy/matter, which has never been observed nor ever will, and MOND. The latter is really not a modification of Newtonian mechanics, but a transformation of a dynamical law into a statistical one.

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World Scientific

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9814635243

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9789814635240

Nonequilibrium Statistical Thermodynamics

By: Bernard H. Lavenda

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0486833127

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A New Perspective on Thermodynamics

By: Bernard H. Lavenda

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Honey and Salt

Selected Spiritual Writings of Bernard of Clairvaux

By: St. Bernard

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Honey and Salt

Selected Spiritual Writings of Bernard of Clairvaux

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Bernard of Clairvaux, the twelfth-century monk who wrote that "Jesus is honey in the mouth, melody in the ear, a cry of joy in the heart," was both a mystic and a reformer. His writings reveal a mystical theology that Thomas Merton, a monastic heir to Bernard’s Cistercian reform, says "explains what it means to be united to God in Christ but (also) shows the meaning of the whole economy of our redemption in Christ." Critical of the monastic opulence of his times, Bernard exhorted his monks to consider that "Salt with hunger is seasoning enough for a man living soberly and wisely." Martin Luther believed that Bernard was "the best monk that ever lived, whom I admire beyond all the rest put together." Bernard's zeal and charisma led to the reform of Christian life in medieval Europe. Today it is reported that Pope Benedict XVI keeps Bernard's treatise Advice to a Pope close at hand for spiritual support. Honey and Salt is an original selection for the general reader of Bernard’s sermons, treatises, and letters.

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Vintage

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0375725652

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9780375725654

Saint Bernard on the Love of God

By: Bernard

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Saint Bernard on the Love of God

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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1016052448

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Book's by Bernard H. Lavenda

A New Perspective on Relativity

A New Perspective on Relativity

Nonequilibrium Statistical Thermodynamics

Nonequilibrium Statistical Thermodynamics

Statistical Physics

Statistical Physics

A New Perspective on Thermodynamics

A New Perspective on Thermodynamics

Where Physics Went Wrong

Where Physics Went Wrong

Nonequilibrium Statistical Thermodynamics

Nonequilibrium Statistical Thermodynamics

A New Perspective on Thermodynamics

A New Perspective on Thermodynamics

Honey and Salt

Honey and Salt

Saint Bernard on the Love of God

Saint Bernard on the Love of God

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