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    STATISTICAL DYNAMICS
    A Stochastic Approach to Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics

    by R F Streater (King's College, London)

    Table of Contents (37k)
    Preface (18k)
    Chapter 1: Introduction (101k)

    How to construct dynamical systems obeying the first and second laws of thermodynamics: mean energy is conserved, and entropy increases with time? The book answers this question for classical probability (Part I) and quantum probability (Part II). A novel feature is the introduction of heat particles which supply thermal noise and represent the kinetic energy of molecules. When applied to chemical reactions, the theory leads to a nonlinear reaction — diffusion equations exhibiting oscillations or convergence to equilibrium.

     
    Contents:
    • Classical Statistical Dynamics:
      • Introduction
      • Probability Theory
      • Linear Dynamics
      • Isolated Dynamics
      • Isothermal Dynamics
      • Driven Systems
    • Quantum Statistical Dynamics:
      • Introduction
      • Quantum Probability
      • Linear Quantum Dynamics
      • Isolated Quantum Dynamics
      • Isothermal and Driven Systems
      • Infinite Systems
      • Generalised Temperatures
      • Bibliography
      • Index
     
    Readership: Mathematicians, physicists and chemical engineers.
     
    “Basic concepts, such as entropy, are thoroughly explained, with an emphasis on useful technical details … minimal requirement on the mathematical preparation of the reader. This makes the book attractive for a wide range of physicists and mathematicians.”
    EMS
     
    288pp    Pub. date: Sep 1995  
    ISBN:   978-1-86094-002-6
    1-86094-002-1
       US$69 / £45

     


    288pp    Pub. date: Sep 1995  
    ISBN:   978-1-86094-004-0(pbk)
    1-86094-004-8(pbk)
       US$40 / £26

     


     

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