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Beyond equilibrium thermodynamics /
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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken, N.J. :
Wiley-Interscience,
©2005.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.