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.
Produkteigenschaften
- Artikelnummer: 9781402004827
- Medium: Buch
- ISBN: 978-1-4020-0482-7
- Verlag: Springer Netherlands
- Erscheinungstermin: 28.02.2002
- Sprache(n): Englisch
- Auflage: 2002
- Serie: Fundamental Theories of Physics
- Produktform: Gebunden
- Gewicht: 1470 g
- Seiten: 304
- Format (B x H x T): 160 x 241 x 24 mm
- Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt
