Beyond the Second Law: Entropy Production and Non-equilibrium Systems (Understanding Complex Systems) : Entropy Production and Non-equilibrium Systems

Roderick C. Dewar

ISBN 10: 3642401538 / ISBN 13: 9783642401534

Edité par Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2013

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Gebraucht - Sehr gut SG - leichte Beschädigungen oder Verschmutzungen, ungelesenes Mängelexemplar, gestempelt - The Second Law, a cornerstone of thermodynamics, governs the average direction of dissipative, non-equilibrium processes. But it says nothing about their actual rates or the probability of fluctuations about the average. This interdisciplinary book, written and peer-reviewed by international experts, presents recent advances in the search for new non-equilibrium principles beyond the Second Law, and their applications to a wide range of systems across physics, chemistry and biology. Beyond The Second Law brings together traditionally isolated areas of non-equilibrium research and highlights potentially fruitful connections between them, with entropy production playing the unifying role. Key theoretical concepts include the Maximum Entropy Production principle, the Fluctuation Theorem, and the Maximum Entropy method of statistical inference. Applications of these principles are illustrated in such diverse fields as climatology, cosmology, crystal growth morphology, Earth system science, environmental physics, evolutionary biology and technology, fluid turbulence, microbial biogeochemistry, plasma physics, and radiative transport, using a wide variety of analytical and experimental techniques. Beyond The Second Law will appeal to students and researchers wishing to gain an understanding of entropy production and its central place in the science of non-equilibrium systems - both in detail and in terms of the bigger picture.

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• Titre: Beyond the Second Law: Entropy Production and Non-equilibrium Systems (Understanding Complex Systems) : Entropy Production and Non-equilibrium Systems
• Éditeur: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
• Date de parution: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 3642401538
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9783642401534
• Reliure: Gebundene Ausgabe
• État de l'article: Sehr gut
• Dimensions: 241 L x 160 H x 30 P (en millimètres) 241 millimètres de largeur par 160 millimètres de hauteur par 30 millimètres de profondeur
• Poids: 834 grammes

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Synopsis

The Second Law, a cornerstone of thermodynamics, governs the average direction of dissipative, non-equilibrium processes. But it says nothing about their actual rates or the probability of fluctuations about the average. This interdisciplinary book, written and peer-reviewed by international experts, presents recent advances in the search for new non-equilibrium principles beyond the Second Law, and their applications to a wide range of systems across physics, chemistry and biology. Beyond The Second Law brings together traditionally isolated areas of non-equilibrium research and highlights potentially fruitful connections between them, with entropy production playing the unifying role. Key theoretical concepts include the Maximum Entropy Production principle, the Fluctuation Theorem, and the Maximum Entropy method of statistical inference. Applications of these principles are illustrated in such diverse fields as climatology, cosmology, crystal growth morphology, Earth system science, environmental physics, evolutionary biology and technology, fluid turbulence, microbial biogeochemistry, plasma physics, and radiative transport, using a wide variety of analytical and experimental techniques. Beyond The Second Law will appeal to students and researchers wishing to gain an understanding of entropy production and its central place in the science of non-equilibrium systems - both in detail and in terms of the bigger picture.

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This book presents advances in the search for new non-equilibrium principles beyond the Second Law, and their applications to a range of systems across physics, chemistry and biology. Covers applications in climatology, cosmology, fluid turbulence and more.