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But physics does much more than describe how matter and energy behave. Measured tones the interplay of physics and music stephen h. This concise introductory paperback surveys and relates basic physics to living systems. Jones distinguished professor of mechanical engineering at duke university, invented what he calls the constructal law, defined in this book as follows.
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