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Statistical Theory of Heat

Nonequilibrium Phenomena

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  • © 1989

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Authors:
  1. Wilhelm Brenig

    1. Physik-Department, Technische Universität München, Garching, Fed. Rep. of Germany

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Table of contents (53 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XI
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  2. Correlation Functions and Kinetic Equations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction

      • Wilhelm Brenig
      Pages 3-5

    3. General Equations of Motion of Statistical Physics

      • Wilhelm Brenig
      Pages 6-13

    4. Small Amplitude Perturbation Theory (Linear Response)

      • Wilhelm Brenig
      Pages 14-21

    5. Brownian Motion (Relaxator)

      • Wilhelm Brenig
      Pages 22-28

    6. Brownian Motion (Oscillator)

      • Wilhelm Brenig
      Pages 29-32

    7. Dispersion Relations and Spectral Representations

      • Wilhelm Brenig
      Pages 33-36

    8. Symmetry Properties of Correlation Functions

      • Wilhelm Brenig
      Pages 37-41

    9. Detailed Balance, Fluctuations and Dissipation

      • Wilhelm Brenig
      Pages 42-44

    10. Scattering of Particles and Light

      • Wilhelm Brenig
      Pages 45-51

    11. Energy Dissipation, Detailed Balance and Passivity

      • Wilhelm Brenig
      Pages 52-55

    12. The High-Frequency Behaviour of Response Functions

      • Wilhelm Brenig
      Pages 56-58

    13. The Low-Frequency Behaviour of Response Functions

      • Wilhelm Brenig
      Pages 59-62

    14. Stochastic Forces, Langevin Equation

      • Wilhelm Brenig
      Pages 63-68

    15. Brownian Motion: Langevin Equation

      • Wilhelm Brenig
      Pages 69-72

    16. Nonlinear Response Theory

      • Wilhelm Brenig
      Pages 73-77

    17. The Increase of Entropy and Irreversibility

      • Wilhelm Brenig
      Pages 78-81

    18. The Increase of Entropy: A Critical Discussion

      • Wilhelm Brenig
      Pages 82-87

  3. Irreversible Thermodynamics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 89-89
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About this book

This text on the statistical theory of nonequilibrium phenomena grew out of lecture notes for courses on advanced statistical mechanics that were held more or less regularly at the Physics Department of the Technical University in Munich. My aim in these lectures was to incorporate various developments of many-body theory made during the last 20-30 years, in particular the correlation function approach, not just as an "extra" alongside the more "classical" results; I tried to use this approach as a unifying concept for the presentation of older as well as more recent results. I think that after so many excellent review articles and advanced treatments, correlation functions and memory kernels are as much a matter of course in nonequilibrium statistical physics as partition functions are in equilibrium theory, and should be used as such in regular courses and textbooks. The relations between correlation functions and earlier vehicles for the formulation of nonequilibrium theory such askinetic equations, master equations, Onsager's theory, etc. , are discussed in detail in this volume. Since today there is growing interest in nonlinear phenomena I have included several chapters on related problems. There is some nonlinear response theory, some results on phenomenological nonlinear equations and some microscopic applications of the nonlinear response formalism. The main focus, however, is on the linear regime.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Physik-Department, Technische Universität München, Garching, Fed. Rep. of Germany

    Wilhelm Brenig

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Statistical Theory of Heat

  • Book Subtitle: Nonequilibrium Phenomena

  • Authors: Wilhelm Brenig

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-74685-7

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1989

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-74687-1Published: 13 December 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-74685-7Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 290

  • Topics: Thermodynamics, Complex Systems, Physical Chemistry, Statistical Physics and Dynamical Systems

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