Extended irreversible thermodynamics

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Extended irreversible thermodynamics

D. Jou, J. Casas-Vázquez, G. Lebon

Springer, c1993

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

This is a comprehensive monograph on a new thermodynamic theory that goes beyond the classical theory of irreversible processes. In contrast with the classical approach, the local equilibrium hypothesis is abandoned. The basic variables describing the system are no longer the equilibrium conserved variables, but the latter are complemented by non-equilibrium quantities taking the form of the flux of heat, the viscous pressure tensor, the flux of matter, the flux of electric current, and more. The statements behind extended thermodynamics are confirmed by the kinetic theory of gases and statistical mechanics. The book covers a wide spectrum of applications such as hyperbolic heat conduction, rheological models, waves in fluids, generalized hydrodynamics, phase diagrams of solutions under shear, non-Fickian diffusion, electrical systems, and a relativistic formulation including some cosmological applications. The book also contains a wide discussion of the foundations and the scope of the most current theories of nonequilibrium thermodynamics (classical irreversible thermodynamics and rational thermodynamics).

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  • NCID
    BA20809518
  • ISBN
    • 3540558748
    • 0387558748
  • LCCN
    93019393
  • Country Code
    gw
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Berlin ; Tokyo
  • Pages/Volumes
    xii, 319 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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