02445nam a22002657a 4500 10318 10318 9009 IN-BhIIT 20200130155415.0 200130b ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9781107016651 IN-BhIIT eng 530 JAF/P Jaffe, Robert L. author 11786 The physics of energy / by Robert L. Jaffe and Washington Taylor Cambridge, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2018. xxi, 874 p. : illustrations (some col.) ; 28 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. "The Physics of Energy provides a comprehensive and systematic introduction to the scientific principles governing energy sources, uses, and systems. This definitive textbook traces the flow of energy from sources such as solar power, nuclear power, wind power, water power, and fossil fuels through its transformation in devices such as heat engines and electrical generators, to its uses including transportation, heating, cooling, and other applications. The flow of energy through the Earth's atmosphere and oceans, and systems issues including storage, electric grids, and efficiency and conservation are presented in a scientific context along with topics such as radiation from nuclear power and climate change from the use of fossil fuels. Students, scientists, engineers, energy industry professionals, and concerned citizens with some mathematical and scientific background who wish to understand energy systems and issues quantitatively will find this textbook of great interest. Robert L. Jaffe holds the Morningstar Chair in the Department of Physics at MIT. He was formerly director of MIT's Center for Theoretical Physics and recently chaired the American Physical Society's Panel on Public Affairs. Jaffe is best known for his research on the quark substructure of the proton and other strongly interacting particles, on exotic states of matter, and on the quantum structure of the vacuum. He received his BA from Princeton and his PhD from Stanford. In recognition of his contributions to teaching and course development at MIT, Jaffe has received numerous awards including a prestigious MacVicar Fellowship"-- Power resources. 3156 Physics. 11787 Renewable energy sources. 1907 Taylor, Washington author 11788 TRB 0 0 0 0 SBS CLIITBBS CLIITBBS 2020-01-30 0 530 JAF/P 9009 2020-01-30 00:00:00 2020-01-30 TRB