Statistical Dynamics: A Stochastic Approach to Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics: v. 12 (Series on Advances in Statistical Mechanics) - Hardcover
Synopsis
How to construct dynamical systems obeying the first and second laws of thermodynamics: mean energy is conserved, and entropy increases with time? The book answers this question for classical probability and quantum probability. A novel feature is the introduction of heat particles which supply thermal noise and represent the kinetic energy of molecules. When applied to chemical reactions, the theory leads to a nonlinear reaction - diffusion equations exhibiting oscillations on convergence to equilibrium.
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