TY - CHAP AU - T. Böhme AU - T. Hammerschmidt AU - R. Drautz AU - T. Pretorius ED - Juan Carlos Moreno Piraján Y1 - 2011-09-22 PY - 2011 T1 - Closing the Gap Between Nano- and Macroscale: Atomic Interactions vs. Macroscopic Materials Behavior N2 - Thermodynamics is one of the most exciting branches of physical chemistry which has greatly contributed to the modern science. Being concentrated on a wide range of applications of thermodynamics, this book gathers a series of contributions by the finest scientists in the world, gathered in an orderly manner. It can be used in post-graduate courses for students and as a reference book, as it is written in a language pleasing to the reader. It can also serve as a reference material for researchers to whom the thermodynamics is one of the area of interest. BT - Thermodynamics SP - Ch. 6 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/23794 DO - 10.5772/23794 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-23 ER -