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Extended Irreversible Thermodynamics

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  • © 1996

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Authors:
  1. David Jou

    1. Departament de Física, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Grup de Física Estadística, Bellaterra, Catalonia, Spain

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  2. José Casas-Vázquez

    1. Departament de Física, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Grup de Física Estadística, Bellaterra, Catalonia, Spain

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  3. Georgy Lebon

    1. Département de Physique, Université de Liège, Liège, Belgium

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIV
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  2. General Theory

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Classical and Rational Formulations of Non-equilibrium Thermodynamics

      • David Jou, José Casas-Vázquez, Georgy Lebon
      Pages 3-40

    3. Extended Irreversible Thermodynamics

      • David Jou, José Casas-Vázquez, Georgy Lebon
      Pages 41-74

  3. Microscopic Foundations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 75-75
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    2. The Kinetic Theory of Gases

      • David Jou, José Casas-Vázquez, Georgy Lebon
      Pages 77-110

    3. Fluctuation Theory

      • David Jou, José Casas-Vázquez, Georgy Lebon
      Pages 111-130

    4. Non-equilibrium Statistical Mechanics

      • David Jou, José Casas-Vázquez, Georgy Lebon
      Pages 131-164

  4. Selected Applications

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 165-165
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    2. Hyperbolic Heat Conduction

      • David Jou, José Casas-Vázquez, Georgy Lebon
      Pages 167-202

    3. Rheological Materials

      • David Jou, José Casas-Vázquez, Georgy Lebon
      Pages 203-240

    4. Waves in Fluids

      • David Jou, José Casas-Vázquez, Georgy Lebon
      Pages 241-264

    5. Generalized Hydrodynamics and Computer Simulations

      • David Jou, José Casas-Vázquez, Georgy Lebon
      Pages 265-286

    6. Non-classical Diffusion and Electrical Conduction

      • David Jou, José Casas-Vázquez, Georgy Lebon
      Pages 287-320

    7. Thermodynamics Under Flow

      • David Jou, José Casas-Vázquez, Georgy Lebon
      Pages 321-344

    8. Relativistic Formulation and Cosmological Applications

      • David Jou, José Casas-Vázquez, Georgy Lebon
      Pages 345-372

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 373-385
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Modern technology strives towards higher speed, higher power, and higher miniaturiza­ tion. In these conditions, the classical transport equations must be updated in order to incorporate memory, non-local, and non-linear effects. These effects have been studied by starting from microscopic models which are specific to particular systems and whose solution requires mathematical approximations and boundary conditions. The aim of extended irreversible thermodynamics is to complement such microscopic analyses with a macroscopic framework which could play, with respect to the generalized trans­ port equations incorporating the aforementioned effects, a role similar to the one played by classical thermodynamics with respect to the classical transport equations. Such a macroscopic framework is particularly useful for comparing the results obtained from various microscopic models, for placing some restrictions on the range of validity of different approximations, and for settling a discussion on some basic concepts that arise unavoidably in a formalism that crosses the frontiers of the local-equilibrium theory. Extended irreversible thermodynamics is not at all in conflict with the classical theory of non-equilibrium thermodynamics and rational thermodynamics but must be viewed as a relevant extension of the scope of these descriptions. For the student or the researcher, it may be stimulating to go beyond the classical theories and to enter a of new ideas, new applications, and new problems.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Departament de Física, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Grup de Física Estadística, Bellaterra, Catalonia, Spain

    David Jou, José Casas-Vázquez

  • Département de Physique, Université de Liège, Liège, Belgium

    Georgy Lebon

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