Understanding Non-equilibrium Thermodynamics

Download or read book Understanding Non-equilibrium Thermodynamics written by Georgy Lebon and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-01-12 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the many facets of non-equilibrium thermodynamics. The first part of this book describes the current thermodynamic formalism recognized as the classical theory. The second part focuses on different approaches. Throughout the presentation, the emphasis is on problem-solving applications. To help build your understanding, some problems have been analyzed using several formalisms to underscore their differences and their similarities.