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THE NATURE OF MOTIVE FORCE - ACHINTYA KUMAR PRA...

In this monograph Prof. Pramanick explicates the law of motive force  a fundamental law of
nature that can be observed and appreciated as an addition to the existing laws of
thermodynamics. This unmistakable and remarkable tendency of nature is equally applicable to
all other branches of studies. He first conceptualized the law of motive force in 1989  when he
was an undergraduate student. Here he reports various applications of the law in the area of
thermodynamics  heat transfer  fluid mechanics and solid mechanics  and shows how it is
possible to solve analytically century-old unsolved problems through its application. This book
offers a comprehensive account of the law and its relation to other laws and principles  such
as the generalized conservation principle  variational formulation  Fermat's principle  Bejan's
constructal law  entropy generation minimization  Bejan's method of intersecting asymptotes and
equipartition principle. Furthermore  the author addresses someinterrelated fundamental
problems of contemporary interest  especially to thermodynamicists  by combining analytical
methods  physical reasoning and the proposed law of motive force. This foundational work is a
valuable reading for both students and researchers in exact as well as non-exact sciences and 
at the same time  a pleasant learning experience for the novice.

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