Understanding Non-equilibrium Thermodynamics Foundations, Applications, Frontiers /

• Main Authors: Lebon, G. (Author), Jou, D. (Author), Casas-Vázquez, J. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
• Subjects: Physics.; Physical chemistry.; Fluids.; Thermodynamics.; Statistical physics.; Dynamical systems.; Heat engineering.; Heat transfer.; Mass transfer.; Fluid- and Aerodynamics.; Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity.; Physical Chemistry.; Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer.

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Table of Contents:

• Equilibrium Thermodynamics: A Review
• Classical Irreversible Thermodynamics
• Coupled Transport Phenomena
• Chemical Reactions and Molecular Machines
• Finite-Time Thermodynamics
• Instabilities and Pattern Formation
• Extended Irreversible Thermodynamics
• Theories with Internal Variables
• Rational Thermodynamics
• Hamiltonian Formalisms
• Mesoscopic Thermodynamic Descriptions.