Název:
Projective Geometry and the Law of Mass Action
Autoři:
Gottvald, Aleš Typ dokumentu: Příspěvky z konference Konference/Akce: Mendel 2009 - International Conference on Soft Computing /15./, Brno (CZ), 2009-06-24 / 2009-06-26
Rok:
2009
Jazyk:
eng
Abstrakt: A new law of nature asserts that chemical equilibria and chemical kinetics are governed by fundamental principles of projective geometry. The equilibrium constans of chemical reactions are the invariants of projective geometry in disguise. Chemical reactions may geometrically be represented by incidence structures, which are preserved under projective transformations. Theorems of Ceva, Menelaus, and Carnot for triangles and n-gons represent the chemical equilibria, while Routh's theorem represents non-equilibria. Intrinsically projective Riccati's differential equation, being also generic to many other equations of mathematical physics, governs parametric dependence of the equilibrium constants. The theory offers tangible geometrizations and generalizations to the Law of Mass Action, including a new projective-geometric approach to soft computing of very complex problems.
Klíčová slova:
Camot's theorem; Ceva's theorem; chemical equilibrium; cross-ratio; cyclic products; incidence structure; law of mass action; Menelaus' theorem; projective geometry; Riccati's equation; Routh's theorem Číslo projektu: CEZ:AV0Z20650511 (CEP) Zdrojový dokument: Mendel 2009 - 15th International Conference on Soft Computing, ISBN 978-80-214-3884-2
Instituce: Ústav přístrojové techniky AV ČR
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Informace o dostupnosti dokumentu:
Dokument je dostupný v příslušném ústavu Akademie věd ČR. Původní záznam: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0179666