Predictive Statistical Mechanics

A Nonequilibrium Ensemble Formalism

von Roberto Luzzi, Áurea R. Vasconcellos, J. Galvão Ramos

304 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Chapters 1 to 5 include a description of the philosophy, foundations, and construction (methodology) of the formalism, including the derivation of a nonequilibrium grand-canonical ensemble for far-from-equilibrium systems as well as the derivation of a quantum nonlinear kinetic theory and a response function theory together with a theory of scattering. In chapter 6 applications of the theory are cataloged, making comparisons with experimental data (a basic step for the validation of any theory). Chapter 7 is devoted to the description of irreversible thermodynamics, providing a far-reaching generalization of Informational-Statistical Thermodynamics. The last chapter gives an overall picture of the formalism, and questions and criticisms related to it are discussed.

• Reihe: Fundamental Theories of Physics
• Themen: Lexika Forschung und Information, allgemein Informationstheorie Kybernetik und Systemtheorie
• ISBN: 9789048159635
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 09.12.2010
• Größe: 27.9 x 21 cm
• Verlag: Springer Netherland