Series on Advances in Statistical Mechanics - Vol. 8
STATISTICAL THERMODYNAMICS AND STOCHASTIC THEORY OF NONEQUILIBRIUM SYSTEMS
by Werner Ebeling & Igor M Sokolov (Humboldt-Universität, Germany)
Table of Contents (166k)
Preface (174k)
Chapter 1: Introduction (298k)
This book presents both the fundamentals and the major research topics in statistical physics of systems out of equilibrium. It summarizes different approaches to describe such systems on the thermodynamic and stochastic levels, and discusses a variety of areas including reactions, anomalous kinetics, and the behavior of self-propelling particles.
Contents:
- Thermodynamic, Deterministic and Stochastic Levels of Description
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Reversibility and Irreversibility, Liouville and Markov Equations
- Entropy and Equilibrium Distributions
- Fluctuations and Linear Irreversible Processes
- Nonequilibrium Distribution Functions
- Brownian Motion
- Fokker–Planck and Master Equations
- Escape and First Passage Problems
- Reaction Kinetics
- Random Walk Approaches
- Active Brownian Motion
Readership: Researchers, graduate and upper-level undergraduates in
statistical physics, thermodynamics, and chemical and biological kinetics.
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Pub. date: Sept 2005 |
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