Entropy beyond the second law : thermodynamics and statistical mechanics for equilibrium, non-equilibrium, classical, and quantum systems / Phil Attard.

By: Attard, Phil [author.]Contributor(s): Institute of Physics, IOP - EBA (Great Britain) [publisher.]Material type: TextTextSeries: IOP (Series)Release 5 | IOP expanding physicsPublisher: Bristol [England] (Temple Circus, Temple Way, Bristol BS1 6HG, UK) : IOP Publishing, [2018]Description: 1 online resource (various pagings) : illustrationsContent type: text Media type: electronic Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780750315906 ebookOther title: Thermodynamics and statistical mechanics for equilibrium, non-equilibrium, classical, and quantum systemsSubject(s): Entropy | Thermodynamics | Statistical mechanics | Thermodynamics & heat | SCIENCE / Mechanics / ThermodynamicsAdditional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification: 536.73 LOC classification: QC318.E57 A784 2018ebOnline resources: e-book Full-text access Also available in print.
Contents:
1. Entropy counts -- 1.1. Entropy, weight, probability, and information -- 1.2. A combinatorial example -- 1.3. Entropy and the second law -- 1.4. Nature of probability and randomness
2. Entropy varies -- 2.1. Entropy of an isolated system -- 2.2. Heat reservoir and the Helmholtz free energy -- 2.3. Various reservoirs -- 2.4. Thermodynamic second derivatives -- 2.5. Probability and fluctuation theory
3. Driven by entropy -- 3.1. Entropy for non-equilibrium systems -- 3.2. Pure parity fluctuation analysis -- 3.3. Mixed parity fluctuations -- 3.4. Steady heat flow -- 3.5. Variational hydrodynamics -- 3.6. Stochastic, dissipative hydrodynamic e
4. Entropy in motion -- 4.1. Brownian motion -- 4.2. Fokker-Planck equation -- 4.3. Stochastic calculus -- 4.4. Generalized equipartition theorem -- 4.5. Liouville's approximation -- 4.6. Generalized Langevin equation
5. In phase with entropy -- 5.1. Phase space and Hamilton's equations of motion -- 5.2. Entropy of a point in phase space -- 5.3. Canonical equilibrium system -- 5.4. Stochastic, dissipative equations of motion -- 5.5. Equilibrium phase space av
6. Time for entropy -- 6.1. Reservoir entropy -- 6.2. Stochastic, dissipative equations of motion -- 6.3. Odd projection of the dynamic entropy -- 6.4. Driven Brownian motion -- 6.5. Path entropy and trajectory probability -- 6.6. Path entropy f
7. Entropy collapses -- 7.1. Conventional quantum statistical average -- 7.2. Uniform weight density of wave space -- 7.3. Canonical equilibrium system -- 7.4. Expansion for quantum statistical mechanics -- 7.5. Quantum ideal gas -- 7.6. The cla
Abstract: Entropy Beyond the Second Law presents a coherent formulation of all aspects of thermodynamics and statistical mechanics with entropy as the unifying theme. This includes formulating equilibrium theory and explaining the role of the Second Law i
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1. Entropy counts -- 1.1. Entropy, weight, probability, and information -- 1.2. A combinatorial example -- 1.3. Entropy and the second law -- 1.4. Nature of probability and randomness

2. Entropy varies -- 2.1. Entropy of an isolated system -- 2.2. Heat reservoir and the Helmholtz free energy -- 2.3. Various reservoirs -- 2.4. Thermodynamic second derivatives -- 2.5. Probability and fluctuation theory

3. Driven by entropy -- 3.1. Entropy for non-equilibrium systems -- 3.2. Pure parity fluctuation analysis -- 3.3. Mixed parity fluctuations -- 3.4. Steady heat flow -- 3.5. Variational hydrodynamics -- 3.6. Stochastic, dissipative hydrodynamic e

4. Entropy in motion -- 4.1. Brownian motion -- 4.2. Fokker-Planck equation -- 4.3. Stochastic calculus -- 4.4. Generalized equipartition theorem -- 4.5. Liouville's approximation -- 4.6. Generalized Langevin equation

5. In phase with entropy -- 5.1. Phase space and Hamilton's equations of motion -- 5.2. Entropy of a point in phase space -- 5.3. Canonical equilibrium system -- 5.4. Stochastic, dissipative equations of motion -- 5.5. Equilibrium phase space av

6. Time for entropy -- 6.1. Reservoir entropy -- 6.2. Stochastic, dissipative equations of motion -- 6.3. Odd projection of the dynamic entropy -- 6.4. Driven Brownian motion -- 6.5. Path entropy and trajectory probability -- 6.6. Path entropy f

7. Entropy collapses -- 7.1. Conventional quantum statistical average -- 7.2. Uniform weight density of wave space -- 7.3. Canonical equilibrium system -- 7.4. Expansion for quantum statistical mechanics -- 7.5. Quantum ideal gas -- 7.6. The cla

Entropy Beyond the Second Law presents a coherent formulation of all aspects of thermodynamics and statistical mechanics with entropy as the unifying theme. This includes formulating equilibrium theory and explaining the role of the Second Law i

Entropy, thermodynamics, statistical mechanics.

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Phil Attard is a research scientist working broadly in the areas of statistical mechanics, thermodynamics, and colloid and surface science. He has held academic positions at various universities in Australia, Europe and North America, and he was

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