Predictive Statistical Mechanics: A Nonequilibrium Ensemble Formalism

By J. Galvão Ramos, Luzzi, Áurea R. Vasconcellos, et al.

Chapters 1 to 5 include a description of the philosophy, foundations, and construction (methodology) of the formalism, including the derivation of a nonequilibrium grand-canonical ensemble for far-from-equilibrium systems as well as the derivation of a quantum nonlinear kinetic theory and a response function theory together with a theory of scattering. In chapter 6 applications of the theory are cataloged, making comparisons with experimental data (a basic step for the validation of any theory). Chapter 7 is devoted to the description of irreversible thermodynamics, providing a far-reaching generalization of Informational-Statistical Thermodynamics. The last chapter gives an overall picture of the formalism, and questions and criticisms related to it are discussed.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1402004826
• ISBN13: 9781402004827
• Release Date: February 2002
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.6" x 9.7"