Non-equilibrium Thermodynamics and Physical Kinetics

Frontmatter -- Authors’ introduction -- Contents -- 1 Phenomenological thermodynamics of irreversible processes -- 2 Brownian motion -- 3 Kinetic equations in non-equilibrium statistical mechanics -- 4 Kinetic equation for electrons and phonons in conducting crystals -- 5 Theory of linear response t...
Ausführliche Beschreibung

Frontmatter -- Authors’ introduction -- Contents -- 1 Phenomenological thermodynamics of irreversible processes -- 2 Brownian motion -- 3 Kinetic equations in non-equilibrium statistical mechanics -- 4 Kinetic equation for electrons and phonons in conducting crystals -- 5 Theory of linear response to an external mechanical perturbation -- 6 Non-equilibrium statistical operator method -- 7 Physical principles of spintronics -- 8 Response of a highly non-equilibrium system to a weak measuring field -- 9 Master equation approach -- Bibliography -- Index Ausführliche Beschreibung