Extended Irreversible Thermodynamics

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xviii

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2. General Theory

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Classical, Rational and Hamiltonian Formulations of Non-equilibrium Thermodynamics

      • David Jou, José Casas-Vázquez, Georgy Lebon

      Pages 3-40

   3. Extended Irreversible Thermodynamics: Evolution Equations

      • David Jou, José Casas-Vázquez, Georgy Lebon

      Pages 41-70

   4. Extended Irreversible Thermodynamics: Non-equilibrium Equations of State

      • David Jou, José Casas-Vázquez, Georgy Lebon

      Pages 71-89

3. Microscopic Foundations

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 92-92

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   2. The Kinetic Theory of Gases

      • David Jou, José Casas-Vázquez, Georgy Lebon

      Pages 93-121

   3. Fluctuation Theory

      • David Jou, José Casas-Vázquez, Georgy Lebon

      Pages 123-142

   4. Information Theory

      • David Jou, José Casas-Vázquez, Georgy Lebon

      Pages 143-167

   5. Linear Response Theory

      • David Jou, José Casas-Vázquez, Georgy Lebon

      Pages 169-182

   6. Computer Simulations

      • David Jou, José Casas-Vázquez, Georgy Lebon

      Pages 183-195

4. Selected Applications

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 198-198

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   2. Hyperbolic Heat Transport in Rigid Conductors

      • David Jou, José Casas-Vázquez, Georgy Lebon

      Pages 199-231

   3. Heat Transport in Micro- and Nano-systems

      • David Jou, José Casas-Vázquez, Georgy Lebon

      Pages 233-252

   4. Waves in Fluids: Sound, Ultrasound, and Shock Waves

      • David Jou, José Casas-Vázquez, Georgy Lebon

      Pages 253-273

   5. Generalised Hydrodynamics

      • David Jou, José Casas-Vázquez, Georgy Lebon

      Pages 275-290

   6. Non-classical Diffusion, Thermo-diffusion and Suspensions

      • David Jou, José Casas-Vázquez, Georgy Lebon

      Pages 291-325

   7. Electrical Systems and Micro-devices Modelization

      • David Jou, José Casas-Vázquez, Georgy Lebon

      Pages 327-346

   8. From Thermoelastic Solids to Rheological Materials

      • David Jou, José Casas-Vázquez, Georgy Lebon

      Pages 347-381

   9. Thermodynamics of Polymer Solutions Under Shear Flow

      • David Jou, José Casas-Vázquez, Georgy Lebon

      Pages 383-406

The fast progress in many areas of research related to non-equilibrium ther- dynamics has prompted us to write a fourth edition of this book. Like in the previous editions, our main concern is to open the subject to the widest au- ence, including students, teachers, and researchers in physics, chemistry, engine- ing, biology, and materials sciences. Our objective is to present a general view on several open problems arising in non-equilibrium situations, and to afford a wide perspective of applications illustrating their practical outcomes and con- quences. A better comprehension of the foundations is generally correlated to an increase of the range of applications, implying mutual feedback and cross fert- ization. Truly, thermodynamic methods are widely used in many areas of science but, surprisingly, the active dynamism of thermodynamics as a ?eld on its own is not suf?ciently perceived outside a relatively reduced number of specialized researchers. Extended irreversible thermodynamics (EIT) goes beyond the classical f- malisms based on the local equilibrium hypothesis; it was also referred to in an earlier publication by the authors (Lebon et al. 1992) as a thermodynamics of the third type, as it provides a bridge between classical irreversible thermodynamics and rational thermodynamics, enlarging at the same time their respective range of application. The salient feature of the theory is that the ?uxes are incorporated into the set of basic variables.

• Extended irreversible thermodynamics
• Extended thermodynamics
• Fast solidification front
• Fast solidification fronts
• Heat transport in microsystems
• Heat transport in nanosystems
• Irreve
• Irreversible processes
• Irreversible thermodynamics
• Microfluidics
• Nanofluids
• Non-Fickian diffusion
• Simulation
• entropy
• thermodynamics

From the reviews of the third edition:

"This is an excellent monograph presenting comprehensively the state-of-art in one of the fast developing branches of non-equilibrium thermodynamics. The name of the theory emphasizes the main idea exploiting in the description on non-equilibrium states, namely, the extension of classical thermodynamic state space by means of additional independent variables, such as heat flux, entropy flux, and so on. … Three parts of the book include the general theory, microscopic foundation, and selected applications. … recommended for using in advanced courses for graduate students." (Arkadi Berezovski, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 974, 2001)

"The book is an excellent introduction to the subject on which "several hundred'' papers have been published by many groups during the twenty years or so of its existence."
(P.T.Landsberg, Southampton, Zbl 0785.73002)

• Depto. Fisica, Grup de Fisica Estadistica, Universidad Autonoma Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain

  David Jou

• Institut de Physique, Université de Liège, Liège, Belgium

  Georgy Lebon

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