THE KINETIC ATMOSPHERE |
INTRODUCTION – This division explains what
I intend these writings to be, why I am writing them, and why I chose the .pdf format to do so. |
FOUNDATION – This
division establishes the philosophical basis of the collection (The Three Principles). It also defines the frame of reference that
is used in most of them (Proximity Space). This latter essay requires careful reading,
but is essential to understanding the terms used in the divisions below. |
THE BASIC PARAMETERS – This division derives the
twelve basic gaseous molecular parameters from the assumptions described in Foundation. |
HEAT AND TEMPERATURE – This is a collection of essays
on heat and temperature. It introduces
a simple and elegant definition of gas temperatures, and a novel approach to
the concept of latent heat (enthalpies of vaporization, melting, etc.). |
PRESSURE AND WIND – These essays deal with the
varying nature of atmospheric pressures under a variety of conditions and
with the nature of wind. Also included
are essays on the weight-force fallacy of atmospheric pressures and the
barometric fallacy. |
ATMOSPHERIC WATER: This extensive series of papers describes
the behavior of water in all three of its phases in the free atmosphere from
the kinetic gas and statistical mechanical perspectives. The number of papers reflects the
importance of water in virtually all weather phenomena. Maxwell’s Daemon makes a cameo
appearance. |
USEFUL CONCEPTS: These papers represent a collection of
useful ideas and concepts on a variety topics from the divisions above—plus a
few others. Many of these papers
contain hypotheses in which I differ from other scholars in important
ways. |
APPENDICES – This section contains papers
that I don’t want to omit, but which do not fit conveniently into any of the
above sections. They range from the
philosophical (The Nature of Science)
to the intensely practical (Units and
Measures), and from the elementary (Exponential
Notation) to the advanced (Water: Some Useful Values). |
Copyright 2008 by Patrick Tyson
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