Thermal Physics and Thermal Analysis: From Macro to Micro, Highlighting Thermodynamics, Kinetics and

Preface: The eyewitness's recollections on thermal analysis maturity; the half century anniversary of formation of the new field, which is now due for revision, Jaroslav Sesták, Vera Sestáková, Jerry P. Czarnecki .- Local Thermal Analysis by Structural Characterization (TASC), Mike Reading, Sheng Qi .- What is the physical and operational meaning of temperature and its self-measurability during unsteady thermal processes?, Miroslav Holecek, Jirí J. Mares, Jaroslav. Sesták, Pavel Hubík.- What is entropy - a generalized outlook and application to living systems, Frantisek Marsík, Pavel Novotný, Martin Tomás.- Relativistic query: temperature transformation, Jirí J. Mares, Václav Spicka, Jaroslav Sesták, Pavel. Hubík.- Kinetic phase diagrams as an enforced consequence of rapid changing temperature or diminishing particle size: thermodynamic fundamentals and limits, Jaroslav Sesták.- Self-organized periodic processes: from macro-layers to micro-world of diffusion and down to the quantum aspects of light, Jaroslav Sesták, Pavel Hubík, Jirí J. Mares, Jirí Stávek.- Clapeyron and Ehrenfest equations and hyperfree energy for partly open systems, Pavel Holba, David Sedmidubský .- Non-stoichiometric phases - composition, properties and phase transitions, David Sedmidubský, Pavel Holba .- How do crystals nucleate and grow: Ostwald's rule of stages and beyond, Jürn W. P. Schmelzer, Alexander S. Abyzov.- Imperfections of Kissinger evaluation method and the explanation of crystallization kinetics of glasses and melts, Pavel Holba, Jaroslav Sesták.- Thermo-kinetic phenomena occurring in glasses: their formalism and mutual relationships, Roman Svoboda, Jirí Málek, Jaroslav Sesták.- Parameterization and validation of thermochemical models of glass by advanced statistical analysis of spectral data, Jan Machácek, Mária Chromcíková, Marek Liska.- Equivalence of the Arrhenius and non-arrhenian temperature functions, its applicability and revision of traditional isoconversional kinetics, Peter Simon, Tibor Dubaj, Zuzana Cibulková.- Rationale and myth of thermoanalytical kinetic patterns: How to model reaction mechanisms by the Euclidean and fractal geometry and by logic approach, Jaroslav Sesták, Isak Avramov.- The role of heat transfer and ensuing heat inertia in differential thermal measurements and its impact to non-isothermal kinetic evaluations, Pavel Holba, Jaroslav Sesták.- Thermal gradients in thermal analysis experiments, Jordi Farjas , Daniel Sánchez-Rodriguez, Hichem Eloussifi, Pere Roura.- The physical kinetics of reversible thermal decomposition, Jerry P. Czarnecki, Jaroslav Sesták.- Sample Controlled Thermal Analysis (SCTA) As a Promising Tool for Kinetic Characterization of Solid-State Reaction and Controlled Material Synthesis, Jose M. Criado, Luis A. Pérez-Maqueda, Nobuyoshi Koga.- Thermodynamic equilibria in systems with nanoparticles, Jindrich Leitner, David Sedmidubský .- Physico-chemical analysis of ceramic material systems: from macro- to nanostate, Vladimir Ya. Shevchenko.- Thermal insulation and porosity - from macro to nanoscale, Dana Kremenáková, Jirí Militký, Mohanapriya Venkataraman, Rajesh Mishra.- Biomaterials and nanotechnology approach to medical enhancement, Tomás Kovárík, Tomás Krenek, Petr Belský, Jaroslav Sesták.- Thermal analysis scheme anticipated for better understanding of the Earth climate changes: impact of irradiation, absorbability, atmosphere and nanoparticles, Jaroslav Sesták, Pavel Hubík, Jirí J. Mares.- Thermodynamics and Economics , Jürgen Mimkes.- Infiniteness - a fundamental misconception in physics, Jirí J. Mares, Václav Spicka, Pavel Hubík.- Professional value of scientific papers and their citation responding, Jaroslav Fiala, Jaroslav Sesták.