Predictive Statistical Mechanics: A Nonequilibrium Ensemble Formalism (Fundamental Theories of Physics (122))

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

ISBN 10: 9048159636 / ISBN 13: 9789048159635

Published by Springer, 2010

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• Title: Predictive Statistical Mechanics: A Nonequilibrium Ensemble Formalism (Fundamental Theories of Physics (122))
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9048159636
• ISBN 13: 9789048159635
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Like New
• Book Type: book

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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.