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Author Öttinger, Hans Christian, 1958-

Title Beyond equilibrium thermodynamics / Hans Christian Ottinger
Published Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Interscience, ©2005

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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.
SCIENCE -- Mechanics -- Thermodynamics.
Nonequilibrium thermodynamics
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2004030894
ISBN 9780471727910
0471727911
0471666580
9780471666585
0471727903
9780471727903