UID:
almahu_9949372047902882
Format:
XXI, 221 p. 22 illus., 2 illus. in color.
,
online resource.
Edition:
1st ed. 2022.
ISBN:
9783031122217
Series Statement:
Lecture Notes in Physics, 1007
Content:
The importance of thermodynamics, particularly its Second Principle, to all branches of science in which systems with very large numbers of particles are involved cannot be overstated. This book offers a panoramic view of non-equilibrium thermodynamics. Perhaps the two most attractive aspects of thermodynamic equilibrium are its stability and its independence from the specifics of the particular system involved. Does an equivalent exist for non-equilibrium thermodynamics? Many researchers have tried to describe such stability in the same way that the Second Principle describes the stability of thermodynamic equilibrium - and failed. Most of them invoked either entropy, or its production rate, or some modified version of it. In their efforts, however, those researchers have found a lot of useful stability criteria for far-from-equilibrium states. These criteria usually take the form of variational principles, in terms of the minimization or maximization of some quantity. The aim of this book is to discuss these variational principles by highlighting the role of macroscopic quantities. This book is aimed at a wider audience than those most often exposed to the criteria described, i.e., undergraduates in STEM, as well as the usual interested and invested professionals.
Note:
Looking for the Holy Grail? -- Thermodynamic equilibrium -- Local thermodynamic equilibrium -- Linear non-equilibrium thermodynamics -- Beyond linear non-equilibrium thermodynamics.
In:
Springer Nature eBook
Additional Edition:
Printed edition: ISBN 9783031122200
Additional Edition:
Printed edition: ISBN 9783031122224
Language:
English
Keywords:
Lehrbuch
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-031-12221-7
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12221-7
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