Beyond Equilibrium ThermodynamicsISBN: 978-0-471-66658-5
Hardcover
656 pages
February 2005
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Preface.
Acknowledgments.
Symbols and Notation.
1. Introduction.
PART I: PHENOMENOLOGICAL APPROACH.
2. Hydrodynamics.
3. Linear Irreversible Thermodynamics.
4. Complex Fluids.
5. Relativistic Hydrodynamics.
PART II: STATISTICAL APPROACH.
6. Projection-Operator Method.
7. Kinetic Theory of Gases.
8. Simulations.
Appendix A: Crash-Course on Equilibrium Thermodynamics.
Appendix B: Mechanics and Geometry.
Appendix C: Functional Derivatives.
Appendix D: Quantum Systems.
Appendix E: List of Applications of Beyond-Equilibrium Thermodynamics.
Appendix F: Solutions to Exercises.
References.
Author Index.
Subject Index.
