Hot molecules, cold electrons : from the mathematics of heat to the development of the trans-Atlantic telegraph cable

Hot molecules, cold electrons : from the mathematics of heat to the development of the trans-Atlantic telegraph cable /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nahin, Paul J. (Author)
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2020]
Subjects:
Fourier, Jean-Baptiste-Joseph, > 1768-1830.
Kelvin, William Thomson, > Baron, > 1824-1907.
Heat equation.
Mathematical physics > History > 19th century.
Transatlantic cables > History.
Telegraph cables > History.
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Table of Contents:
  • Mathematics and physics
  • Fourier's mathematics
  • The heat equation
  • Solving the heat equation
  • William Thomson and the infinitely long telegraph cable equation
  • Epilogue.

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