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Foundations of Statistical Mechanics - Volume II: Nonequilibrium Phenomena (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1988)
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Foundations of Statistical Mechanics - Volume II: Nonequilibrium Phenomena (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1988)
Series: Fundamental Theories of Physics, 23
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In this volume we continue the logical development of the work
begun in Volume I, and the equilibrium theory now becomes a very
special case of the exposition presented here. Once a departure is
made from equilibrium, however, the problems become deeper and more
subtle-and unlike the equilibrium theory, many aspects of
nonequilibrium phenomena remain poorly understood. For over a
century a great deal of effort has been expended on the attempt to
develop a comprehensive and sensible description of nonequilibrium
phenomena and irreversible processes. What has emerged is a
hodgepodge of ad hoc constructs that do little to provide either a
firm foundation, or a systematic means for proceeding to higher
levels of understanding with respect to ever more complicated
examples of nonequilibria. Although one should rightfully consider
this situation shameful, the amount of effort invested testifies to
the degree of difficulty of the problems. In Volume I it was
emphasized strongly that the traditional exposition of equilibrium
theory lacked a certain cogency which tended to impede progress
with extending those considerations to more complex nonequilibrium
problems. The reasons for this were adduced to be an unfortunate
reliance on ergodicity and the notions of kinetic theory, but in
the long run little harm was done regarding the treatment of
equilibrium problems. On the nonequilibrium level the potential for
disaster increases enormously, as becomes evident already in
Chapter 1.
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