Statistical mechanics of nonequilibrium liquids:

In recent years the interaction between dynamical systems theory and non-equilibrium statistical mechanics has been enormous. The discovery of fluctuation theorems as a fundamental structure common to almost all non-equilibrium systems, and the connections with the free energy calculation methods of...

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Main Author: Evans, Denis J. 1951- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2008
Edition:Second edition
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Links:https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511535307
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511535307
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511535307
Summary:In recent years the interaction between dynamical systems theory and non-equilibrium statistical mechanics has been enormous. The discovery of fluctuation theorems as a fundamental structure common to almost all non-equilibrium systems, and the connections with the free energy calculation methods of Jarzynski and Crooks, have excited both theorists and experimentalists. This graduate-level book charts the development and theoretical analysis of molecular dynamics as applied to equilibrium and non-equilibrium systems. Designed for both researchers in the field and graduate students of physics, it connects molecular dynamics simulation with the mathematical theory to understand non-equilibrium steady states. It also provides a link between the atomic, nano, and macro worlds. The book ends with an introduction to the use of non-equilibrium statistical mechanics to justify a thermodynamic treatment of non-equilibrium steady states, and gives a direction to further avenues of exploration
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Physical Description:1 online resource (314 pages)
ISBN:9780511535307
DOI:10.1017/CBO9780511535307

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