David Jou i Mirabent Poradie kníh

Discover the many facets of non-equilibrium thermodynamics. The first part of this book describes the current thermodynamic formalism recognized as the classical theory. The second part focuses on different approaches. Throughout the presentation, the emphasis is on problem-solving applications. To help build your understanding, some problems have been analyzed using several formalisms to underscore their differences and their similarities.

Autori sú svetovo uznávaní teoretickí fyzici a ich knihy sú aj u nás prekladané a populárne. Táto osvedčená dvojica špičkových svetových popularizátorov pútavým spôsobom nastoľuje najpodstatnejšie otázky našej existencie a miesta človeka vo vesmíre. Zaoberajú sa úvahami o úlohe a podstate zákonov v prírode, o ich objavovaní a overovaní. Sú tu brilantne zhrnuté otázky, nad ktorými určite rozmýšľa každý inteligentný tvor (existuje Boh; prečo je tu niečo a nie nič; aký má zmysel život a naša existencia; platí Darwinova evolúcia; existuje umelá inteligencia; a pod.).Kniha je nesmierne pútavá a zrozumiteľne tlmočí fundamentálne otázky nášho bytia a vesmíru.

Based on the authors’ successful theory for extended irreversible thermodynamics, the book analyzes the thermodynamic aspects of several phenomena induced by the flow in fluid systems.

This is the first comprehensive monograph on a new thermodynamic theory that goes beyond the classical theory. In contrast to the classical approach, the local equilibrium hypothesis is abandoned, and the basic variables are complemented by non-equilibrium quantities. The statements behind extended thermodynamics are confirmed by the kinetic theory of gases and statistical mechanics. The book covers a wide spectrum of applications, and also contains a wide discussion of the foundations and the scope of the most current theories of non-equilibrium thermodynamics. The new edition reflects new developments and contains a new chapter on the interplay between hydrodynamics and thermodynamics, a field of active research.