Description |
1 online resource (xxxi, 617 pages) : illustrations |
Contents |
Preliminaries; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Symbols and Notation; 1 Introduction; 1.1 To Be Expected, or Not to Be Expected; 1.2 GENERIC Framework; 2 Hydrodynamics; 2.1 Balance Equations; 2.2 GENERIC Formulation; 2.3 On Constructing GENERIC Building Blocks; 3 Linear Irreversible Thermodynamics; 3.1 Thermodynamic Forces and Fluxes; 3.2 Onsager-Casimir Relations; 3.3 Paralyzing Criticism; 4 Complex Fluids; 4.1 Basic Rheological Properties; 4.2 Tensors and Scalars as Configurational Variables; 4.3 Configurational Distribution Functions; 5 Relativistic Hydrodynamics |
Summary |
Beyond Equilibrium Thermodynamics fills a niche in the market by providing a comprehensive introduction to a new, emerging topic in the field. The importance of non-equilibrium thermodynamics is addressed in order to fully understand how a system works, whether it is in a biological system like the brain or a system that develops plastic |
Analysis |
Chemical Engineering |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 573-587) and indexes |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Nonequilibrium thermodynamics.
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SCIENCE -- Mechanics -- Thermodynamics.
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Nonequilibrium thermodynamics
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Form |
Electronic book
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LC no. |
2004030894 |
ISBN |
9780471727910 |
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0471727911 |
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0471666580 |
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9780471666585 |
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0471727903 |
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9780471727903 |
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