"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 characteristi…