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: 9789048159635
- Medium: Buch
- ISBN: 978-90-481-5963-5
- Verlag: Springer
- Erscheinungstermin: 09.12.2010
- Sprache(n): Englisch
- Auflage: 1. Auflage. Softcover version of original hardcover Auflage 2002
- Serie: Fundamental Theories of Physics
- Produktform: Kartoniert, Paperback
- Gewicht: 849 g
- Seiten: 304
- Format (B x H x T): 210 x 279 x 19 mm
- Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt
