Thermodynamics of complex systems :principles and applications /

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"Version: 20200801"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.part I. Principles of non-equilibrium thermodynamics. 1. The concept of a thermodynamic system -- 1.1. Composition of a thermodynamic system -- 1.2. Fundamental variables and work -- 1.3. Entropy and absolute temperature -- 1.4. The fluxes and thermodynamic forces -- 1.5. Non-equilibrium thermodynamics2. The characteristic functions in non-equilibrium -- 2.1. The change of thermal energy -- 2.2. The fundamental principles -- 2.3. Non-equilibrium entropy -- 2.4. Potential functions -- 2.5. Entropy as a function of state -- 2.6. Chemical potential -- 2.7. The peculiarities of thermodynamic functions3. Dynamics of internal variables -- 3.1. Internal variables of complexity -- 3.2. Preferable values of internal variables -- 3.3. Evolution of internal variables4. Non-equilibrium steady states -- 4.1. Dynamics of internal variables -- 4.2. Entropy near a steady state -- 4.3. Production of entropy -- 4.4. On the criterion of stability of stationary states -- 4.5. Relationship between fluxes and thermodynamic forces -- 4.6. The simplest samples5. Statistical interpretation of thermodynamic characteristics -- 5.1. Two approaches to the thermodynamic system -- 5.2. Introduction of statistical ensemble -- 5.3. Statistics of an isolated system -- 5.4. Statistics of closed system -- 5.5. The principle of entropy maximum -- 5.6. Concluding remarkspart II. From molecules to the living organism. 6. Chemical transformations -- 6.1. Kinetics of chemical transformations -- 6.2. Thermodynamics of chemical transformations -- 6.3. Brusselator -- 6.4. The problem of self-organization7. Dynamics of complex fluids -- 7.1. The equation of continuity and the law of conservation of momentum -- 7.2. The law of conservation of energy and balance of entropy -- 7.3. Thermodynamic fluxes and relaxation processes -- 7.4. The principle of relativity for slow motions -- 7.5. Viscoelastic fluids -- 7.6. Different forms of constitutive relation8. Creation of complexity -- 8.1. Complexity and information -- 8.2. Statistical interpretation of ideal gas -- 8.3. Does a thermodynamic system contain information? -- 8.4. Production of complexity9. Problems of thermodynamics of living organisms -- 9.1. The living organism as a thermodynamic system -- 9.2. The growth and development of the living organism -- 9.3. Some peculiarities of the living organism -- 9.4. Evolution of living matterpart III. Approaching the superorganisms. 10. Dynamics of populations -- 10.1. Dynamics of a separate population -- 10.2. Interacting populations -- 10.3. Peculiarities of development of human population11. Problems of sociodynamics -- 11.1. Architecture of social organization -- 11.2. Functional social structure -- 11.3. Dynamics of the social structure -- 11.4. Institute of economic activity12. Dynamics of cognition -- 12.1. Imperative to putting in order -- 12.2. Description of the events -- 12.3. Mathematical modeling -- 12.4. Science as a social institution.This text provides a concise introduction to non-equilibrium thermodynamics of open, complex systems using a first-principles approach. In the first chapters, the principles of thermodynamics of complex systems are discussed. The subsequent chapters apply the principles to the dynamics of chemical reactions and complex fluids, growth and development of biological organisms, and the dynamics of social structures and institutes. The final chapter discusses the principles of science as an artificial system.The book is a valuable reference text for researchers interested in thermodynamics and complex systems, and useful supplementary reading for graduate courses on advanced thermodynamics, thermodynamics of non-equilibrium systems and thermodynamics of complex/open systems.Researchers interested in thermodynamics and complex systems.Also available in print.Mode of access: World Wide Web.System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader, EPUB reader, or Kindle reader.Vladimir Pokrovskii is a Professor of Applied Mathematics. He is an expert in mathematical modelling of complex natural and artificial systems, and is retired from the Institute of Chemical Physics at the Russian Academy of Sciences. He is the author of nine other research monographs.Title from PDF title page (viewed on September 3, 2020).

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SCIENCE / Mechanics / Thermodynamics.
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Thermodynamic equilibrium.
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