Fundamentals of classical statistical thermodynamics : dissipation, relaxation and fluctuation theorems /
Both a comprehensive overview and a treatment at the appropriate level of detail, this textbook explains thermodynamics and generalizes the subject so it can be applied to small nano- or biosystems, arbitrarily far from or close to equilibrium. In addition, nonequilibrium free energy theorems are co...
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Wiley-VCH,
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Publisher Address: | Weinheim, Germany : |
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[2016] ©2016 |
Literature type: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9783527695782 |
Summary: |
Both a comprehensive overview and a treatment at the appropriate level of detail, this textbook explains thermodynamics and generalizes the subject so it can be applied to small nano- or biosystems, arbitrarily far from or close to equilibrium. In addition, nonequilibrium free energy theorems are covered with a rigorous exposition of each one. Throughout, the authors stress the physical concepts along with the mathematical derivations. For researchers and students in physics, chemistry, materials science and molecular biology, this is a useful text for postgraduate courses in statistical mechanics, thermodynamics and molecular simulations, while equally serving as a reference for university teachers and researchers in these fields. |
Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xiii, 205 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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9783527695782 3527695788 9783527695768 3527695761 9783527695775 352769577X |
Index Number: | QC311 |
CLC: | O414.2 |
Contents: | Introduction to Time-Reversible, Thermostatted Dynamical Systems, and Statistical Mechanical Ensembles -- The Evans Searles Fluctuation Theorem -- The Dissipation Theorem -- Equilibrium Relaxation Theorems -- Nonequilibrium Steady States -- Applications of the Fluctuation, Dissipation, and Relaxation Theorems -- Nonequilibrium Work Relations, the Clausius Inequality, and Equilibrium Thermodynamics -- Causality. |