Luzzi / Vasconcellos / Galvão Ramos Predictive Statistical Mechanics

A Nonequilibrium Ensemble Formalism
2002
ISBN: 978-94-017-2748-8
Verlag: Springer Netherland
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 122, 304 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Fundamental Theories of Physics

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Luzzi, Roberto

Vasconcellos, Áurea R.

Galvão Ramos, J.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Figures. List of Tables. Preface. Acknowledgments. Prolegomena. Introduction. 1. Maxent-Nesom in Equilibrium Conditions. 2. Maxent-Nesom for Dissipative Processes in Open Systems. 3. Nonequilibrium Generalized Grand-Canonical Ensemble. 4. Maxent-Nesom-Based Kinetic Theory. 5. Response Function Theory. 6. Theory and Experiment. 7. Informational Statistical Thermodynamics. 8. Final Remarks. Appendices. Bibliography. Index. Name Index.