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Beyond equilibrium thermodynamics [[electronic resource] /] / Hans Christian Ottinger
Beyond equilibrium thermodynamics [[electronic resource] /] / Hans Christian Ottinger
Autore Öttinger Hans Christian <1958->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Interscience, c2005
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (651 p.)
Disciplina 536/.71
Soggetto topico Nonequilibrium thermodynamics
ISBN 1-280-27673-8
9786610276738
0-470-36138-7
0-471-72790-3
0-471-72791-1
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Beyond Equilibrium Thermodynamics; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Symbols and Notation; 1 Introduction; 1.1 To Be Expected, or Not to Be Expected; 1.1.1 Thermodynamics and Rigor; 1.1.2 Formulating Versus Deriving Irreversibility; 1.1.3 Beyond Balance Equations; 1.1.4 Guide Through the Book; 1.2 GENERIC Framework; 1.2.1 Fundamental Equations; 1.2.2 Reversible and Irreversible Ancestors; 1.2.3 Equilibrium Thermodynamics of Stationary States; 1.2.4 Transformation of Variables; 1.2.5 Fluctuations; 1.2.6 Benefits of a Framework; 1.2.7 Historical Context; Part I Phenomenological Approach
2 Hydrodynamics 2.1 Balance Equations; 2.1.1 Mass; 2.1.2 Momentum; 2.1.3 Energy; 2.1.4 Entropy; 2.1.5 Expressions for Fluxes; 2.2 GENERIC Formulation; 2.2.1 Energy and Entropy; 2.2.2 Poisson Matrix; 2.2.3 Friction Matrix; 2.2.4 Fluctuating Hydrodynamics; 2.2.5 Something is Missing; 2.3 On Constructing GENERIC Building Blocks; 2.3.1 Poisson Matrices; 2.3.2 Friction Matrices; 3 Linear Irreversible Thermodynamics; 3.1 Thermodynamic Forces and Fluxes; 3.1.1 Basic Concepts; 3.1.2 Electric Field and Current; 3.1.3 Transformation Behavior; 3.1.4 Curie's Principle; 3.1.5 Stationary States
3.2 Onsager-Casimir Relations 3.2.1 Bare and Dressed Symmetry; 3.2.2 Thermoelectric Effects; 3.3 Paralyzing Criticism; 4 Complex Fluids; 4.1 Basic Rheological Properties; 4.1.1 Linear Viscoelasticity; 4.1.2 Nonlinear Material Behavior; 4.2 Tensors and Scalars as Configurational Variables; 4.2.1 Energy and Entropy; 4.2.2 Poisson Matrix; 4.2.3 Friction Matrix; 4.2.4 Time-Evolution Equations; 4.2.5 Summary of Inputs and Implications; 4.2.6 Example: Dilute Polymer Solutions; 4.2.7 Example: Pompon Model; 4.3 Configurational Distribution Functions; 4.3.1 Dumbbell Model of Polymer Solutions
4.3.2 Reptation Model of Polymer Melts 5 Relativistic Hydrodynamics; 5.1 Prelude: A Tensor and a Vector as Variables; 5.1.1 Energy and Entropy; 5.1.2 Poisson Matrix; 5.1.3 Friction Matrix; 5.1.4 Time-Evolution Equations; 5.1.5 Limit of Classical Hydrodynamics; 5.1.6 Extended Irreversible Thermodynamics; 5.2 Special Relativistic Hydrodynamics; 5.2.1 Notation and Variables; 5.2.2 Gradients of Energy and Entropy; 5.2.3 Poisson and Friction Matrices; 5.2.4 Covariant Field Equations; 5.3 Covariant GENERIC Framework; 5.3.1 Fundamental Equation; 5.3.2 Degeneracy Requirements
5.4 Hydrodynamics in the Presence of Gravity 5.4.1 Notation and Variables; 5.4.2 Reversible Contribution; 5.4.3 Irreversible Contribution; 5.4.4 Field Equations; 5.5 Bulk Viscous Cosmology; 5.5.1 Relativistic Thermodynamics; 5.5.2 Input from Relativistic Boltzmann Gas; 5.5.3 Model Predictions; Part II Statistical Approach; 6 Projection-Operator Method; 6.1 Motivation of Basic Formulas; 6.1.1 Notation of Classical Mechanics; 6.1.2 Ensembles; 6.1.3 Projection Operators; 6.1.4 Atomistic Expressions for E, S, L, M; 6.1.5 GENERIC Properties; 6.1.6 Symmetries; 6.2 Direct Approach
6.2.1 Exact Time-Evolution Equation
Record Nr. UNINA-9910145019503321
Öttinger Hans Christian <1958->  
Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Interscience, c2005
Materiale a stampa
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Beyond equilibrium thermodynamics / / Hans Christian Ottinger
Beyond equilibrium thermodynamics / / Hans Christian Ottinger
Autore Öttinger Hans Christian <1958->
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Interscience, c2005
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (651 p.)
Disciplina 536/.71
Soggetto topico Nonequilibrium thermodynamics
ISBN 1-280-27673-8
9786610276738
0-470-36138-7
0-471-72790-3
0-471-72791-1
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Beyond Equilibrium Thermodynamics; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Symbols and Notation; 1 Introduction; 1.1 To Be Expected, or Not to Be Expected; 1.1.1 Thermodynamics and Rigor; 1.1.2 Formulating Versus Deriving Irreversibility; 1.1.3 Beyond Balance Equations; 1.1.4 Guide Through the Book; 1.2 GENERIC Framework; 1.2.1 Fundamental Equations; 1.2.2 Reversible and Irreversible Ancestors; 1.2.3 Equilibrium Thermodynamics of Stationary States; 1.2.4 Transformation of Variables; 1.2.5 Fluctuations; 1.2.6 Benefits of a Framework; 1.2.7 Historical Context; Part I Phenomenological Approach
2 Hydrodynamics 2.1 Balance Equations; 2.1.1 Mass; 2.1.2 Momentum; 2.1.3 Energy; 2.1.4 Entropy; 2.1.5 Expressions for Fluxes; 2.2 GENERIC Formulation; 2.2.1 Energy and Entropy; 2.2.2 Poisson Matrix; 2.2.3 Friction Matrix; 2.2.4 Fluctuating Hydrodynamics; 2.2.5 Something is Missing; 2.3 On Constructing GENERIC Building Blocks; 2.3.1 Poisson Matrices; 2.3.2 Friction Matrices; 3 Linear Irreversible Thermodynamics; 3.1 Thermodynamic Forces and Fluxes; 3.1.1 Basic Concepts; 3.1.2 Electric Field and Current; 3.1.3 Transformation Behavior; 3.1.4 Curie's Principle; 3.1.5 Stationary States
3.2 Onsager-Casimir Relations 3.2.1 Bare and Dressed Symmetry; 3.2.2 Thermoelectric Effects; 3.3 Paralyzing Criticism; 4 Complex Fluids; 4.1 Basic Rheological Properties; 4.1.1 Linear Viscoelasticity; 4.1.2 Nonlinear Material Behavior; 4.2 Tensors and Scalars as Configurational Variables; 4.2.1 Energy and Entropy; 4.2.2 Poisson Matrix; 4.2.3 Friction Matrix; 4.2.4 Time-Evolution Equations; 4.2.5 Summary of Inputs and Implications; 4.2.6 Example: Dilute Polymer Solutions; 4.2.7 Example: Pompon Model; 4.3 Configurational Distribution Functions; 4.3.1 Dumbbell Model of Polymer Solutions
4.3.2 Reptation Model of Polymer Melts 5 Relativistic Hydrodynamics; 5.1 Prelude: A Tensor and a Vector as Variables; 5.1.1 Energy and Entropy; 5.1.2 Poisson Matrix; 5.1.3 Friction Matrix; 5.1.4 Time-Evolution Equations; 5.1.5 Limit of Classical Hydrodynamics; 5.1.6 Extended Irreversible Thermodynamics; 5.2 Special Relativistic Hydrodynamics; 5.2.1 Notation and Variables; 5.2.2 Gradients of Energy and Entropy; 5.2.3 Poisson and Friction Matrices; 5.2.4 Covariant Field Equations; 5.3 Covariant GENERIC Framework; 5.3.1 Fundamental Equation; 5.3.2 Degeneracy Requirements
5.4 Hydrodynamics in the Presence of Gravity 5.4.1 Notation and Variables; 5.4.2 Reversible Contribution; 5.4.3 Irreversible Contribution; 5.4.4 Field Equations; 5.5 Bulk Viscous Cosmology; 5.5.1 Relativistic Thermodynamics; 5.5.2 Input from Relativistic Boltzmann Gas; 5.5.3 Model Predictions; Part II Statistical Approach; 6 Projection-Operator Method; 6.1 Motivation of Basic Formulas; 6.1.1 Notation of Classical Mechanics; 6.1.2 Ensembles; 6.1.3 Projection Operators; 6.1.4 Atomistic Expressions for E, S, L, M; 6.1.5 GENERIC Properties; 6.1.6 Symmetries; 6.2 Direct Approach
6.2.1 Exact Time-Evolution Equation
Record Nr. UNINA-9910811798603321
Öttinger Hans Christian <1958->  
Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Interscience, c2005
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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Four laws that drive the universe / Peter Atkins
Four laws that drive the universe / Peter Atkins
Autore Atkins, Peter William
Pubbl/distr/stampa Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007
Descrizione fisica 130 p. : ill. ; 21 cm
Disciplina 536/.71
Soggetto topico Laws of thermodynamics
Physical laws
ISBN 9780199232369 (hbk.)
Classificazione LC QC311.2
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto The zeroth law : the concept of temperature -- The first law : the conservation of energy -- The second law : the increase in entropy -- Free energy : the availability of work -- The third law : the unattainability of zero
Record Nr. UNISALENTO-991003816049707536
Atkins, Peter William  
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007
Materiale a stampa
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Perturbation theories for the thermodynamic properties of fluids and solids / / J.R. Solana
Perturbation theories for the thermodynamic properties of fluids and solids / / J.R. Solana
Autore Solana J. R.
Pubbl/distr/stampa Boca Raton, Fla : , : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, , [2013]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (400 p.)
Disciplina 536/.71
Soggetto topico Thermodynamics
Fluids - Thermal properties
Solids - Thermal properties
Perturbation (Mathematics)
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 0-429-09239-3
1-4398-0776-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Author; Notation; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Some Basics on Statistical Mechanics; Chapter 3: Overview of Computer Simulation Methods; Chapter 4: Integral Equation Theories; Chapter 5: Radial Distribution Function and Equation of State of the Hard-Sphere Fluid and Solid; Chapter 6: Free Energy Perturbation Theories for Simple Fluids and Solids; Chapter 7: Perturbation Theories for Simple Fluid Mixtures; Chapter 8: Perturbation Theories for Molecular Fluids; Chapter 9: Inhomogeneous Systems
Chapter 10: Overview to Perturbation Theories for More Complex Systems
Record Nr. UNINA-9910462904803321
Solana J. R.  
Boca Raton, Fla : , : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, , [2013]
Materiale a stampa
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Perturbation theories for the thermodynamic properties of fluids and solids / / J.R. Solana
Perturbation theories for the thermodynamic properties of fluids and solids / / J.R. Solana
Autore Solana J. R.
Pubbl/distr/stampa Boca Raton, Fla : , : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, , [2013]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (400 p.)
Disciplina 536/.71
Soggetto topico Thermodynamics
Fluids - Thermal properties
Solids - Thermal properties
Perturbation (Mathematics)
ISBN 0-429-09239-3
1-4398-0776-0
Classificazione SCI013050SCI065000
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Author; Notation; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Some Basics on Statistical Mechanics; Chapter 3: Overview of Computer Simulation Methods; Chapter 4: Integral Equation Theories; Chapter 5: Radial Distribution Function and Equation of State of the Hard-Sphere Fluid and Solid; Chapter 6: Free Energy Perturbation Theories for Simple Fluids and Solids; Chapter 7: Perturbation Theories for Simple Fluid Mixtures; Chapter 8: Perturbation Theories for Molecular Fluids; Chapter 9: Inhomogeneous Systems
Chapter 10: Overview to Perturbation Theories for More Complex Systems
Record Nr. UNINA-9910786225603321
Solana J. R.  
Boca Raton, Fla : , : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, , [2013]
Materiale a stampa
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Perturbation theories for the thermodynamic properties of fluids and solids / / J.R. Solana
Perturbation theories for the thermodynamic properties of fluids and solids / / J.R. Solana
Autore Solana J. R.
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Boca Raton, Fla : , : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, , [2013]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (400 p.)
Disciplina 536/.71
Soggetto topico Thermodynamics
Fluids - Thermal properties
Solids - Thermal properties
Perturbation (Mathematics)
ISBN 0-429-09239-3
1-4398-0776-0
Classificazione SCI013050SCI065000
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Author; Notation; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Some Basics on Statistical Mechanics; Chapter 3: Overview of Computer Simulation Methods; Chapter 4: Integral Equation Theories; Chapter 5: Radial Distribution Function and Equation of State of the Hard-Sphere Fluid and Solid; Chapter 6: Free Energy Perturbation Theories for Simple Fluids and Solids; Chapter 7: Perturbation Theories for Simple Fluid Mixtures; Chapter 8: Perturbation Theories for Molecular Fluids; Chapter 9: Inhomogeneous Systems
Chapter 10: Overview to Perturbation Theories for More Complex Systems
Record Nr. UNINA-9910827402903321
Solana J. R.  
Boca Raton, Fla : , : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, , [2013]
Materiale a stampa
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The Road to Maxwell's demon / / Meir Hemmo, Orly Shenker [[electronic resource]]
The Road to Maxwell's demon / / Meir Hemmo, Orly Shenker [[electronic resource]]
Autore Hemmo Meir
Pubbl/distr/stampa Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2012
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (xii, 327 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
Disciplina 536/.71
Soggetto topico Maxwell's demon
Second law of thermodynamics
Statistical thermodynamics
ISBN 1-139-88875-7
1-139-57949-5
1-139-09516-1
1-139-57346-2
1-139-57092-7
1-139-56911-2
1-139-57267-9
1-283-63867-3
1-139-57001-3
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto 1. Introduction -- 2. Thermodynamics -- 2.1. The experience of asymmetry in time -- 2.2. The Law of Conservation of Energy -- 2.3. The Law of Approach to Equilibrium -- 2.4. The Second Law of Thermodynamics -- 2.5. The status of the laws of thermodynamics -- 3. Classical mechanics -- 3.1. The fundamental theory of the world -- 3.2. Introducing classical mechanics -- 3.3. Mechanical states -- 3.4. Time evolution of mechanical states -- 3.5. Thermodynamic magnitudes -- 3.6. A mechanical no-go theorem -- 3.7. The ergodic approach -- 3.8. Conclusion -- 4. Time -- 4.1. Introduction: why mechanics cannot underwrite thermodynamics -- 4.2. Classical kinematics -- 4.3. The direction of time and the direction of velocity in time -- 4.4. The description of mechanical states -- 4.5. Velocity reversal -- 4.6. Retrodiction -- 4.7. Time reversal and time-reversal invariance -- 4.8. Why the time-reversal invariance of classical mechanics matters -- 5. Macrostates -- 5.1. The physical nature of macrostates -- 5.2. How do macrostates come about? -- 5.3. Explaining thermodynamics with macrostates -- 5.4. The dynamics of macrostates -- 5.5. The physical origin of thermodynamic macrostates -- 5.6. Boltzmann's macrostates -- 5.7. Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution -- 5.8. The observer in statistical mechanics -- 5.9. Counterfactual observers -- 6. Probability -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2. Probability in statistical mechanics -- 6.3. Choice of measure in statistical mechanics -- 6.4. Measure of a macrostate and its probability -- 6.5. Transition probabilities without blobs -- 6.6. Dependence on observed history? -- 6.7. The spin echo experiments -- 6.8. Robustness of transition probabilities -- 6.9. No probability over initial conditions -- 7. Entropy -- 7.1. Introduction -- 7.2. Entropy -- 7.3. The distinction between entropy and probability -- 7.4. Equilibrium in statistical mechanics -- 7.5. Law of Approach to Equilibrium -- 7.6. Second Law of Thermodynamics -- 7.7. Boltzmann's H-theorem -- 7.8. Loschmidt's reversibility objection -- 7.9. Poincare's recurrence theorem -- 7.10. Boltzmann's combinatorial argument -- 7.11. Back to Boltzmann's equation: Lanford's theorem -- 7.12. Conclusion -- 8. Typicality -- 8.1. Introduction -- 8.2. The explanatory arrow in statistical mechanics -- 8.3. Typicality -- 8.4. Are there natural measures? -- 8.5. Typical initial conditions -- 8.6. Measure-1 theorems and typicality -- 8.7. Conclusion -- 9. Measurement -- 9.1. Introduction -- 9.2. What is measurement in classical mechanics? -- 9.3. Collapse in classical measurement -- 9.4. State preparation -- 9.5. The shadows approach -- 9.6. Entropy -- 9.7. Status of the observer -- 10. The past -- 10.1. Introduction -- 10.2. The problem of retrodiction -- 10.3. The Past Hypothesis: memory and measurement -- 10.4. The Reliability Hypothesis -- 10.5. Past low entropy hypothesis -- 10.6. Remembering the future -- 10.7. Problem of initial improbable state -- 10.8. The dynamics of the Past Hypothesis -- 10.9. Local and global Past Hypotheses -- 10.10. Past Hypothesis and physics of memory -- 10.11. Memory in a time-reversed universe -- 11. Gibbs -- 11.1. Introduction -- 11.2. The Gibbsian method in equilibrium -- 11.3. Gibbsian method in terms of blobs and macrostates -- 11.4. Gibbsian equilibrium probability distributions -- 11.5. The approach to equilibrium -- 12. Erasure -- 12.1. Introduction -- 12.2. Why there is no microscopic erasure -- 12.3. What is a macroscopic erasure? -- 12.4. Necessary and sufficient conditions for erasure -- 12.5. Logic and entropy -- 12.6. Another logically irreversible operation -- 12.7. Logic and entropy: a model -- 12.8. What does erasure erase? -- 12.9. Conclusion -- 13. Maxwell's Demon -- 13.1. Thermodynamic and statistical mechanical demons -- 13.2. Szilard's insight -- 13.3. Entropy reduction: measurement -- 13.4. Efficiency and predictability -- 13.5. Completing the cycle of operation: erasure -- 13.6. The Liberal Stance -- 13.7. Conclusion -- Appendix A Szilard's engine -- Appendix B Quantum mechanics -- B.1. Albert's approach -- B.2. Bohmian mechanics -- B.3. A quantum mechanical Maxwellian Demon.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910452670903321
Hemmo Meir  
Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2012
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
The Road to Maxwell's demon / / Meir Hemmo, Orly Shenker [[electronic resource]]
The Road to Maxwell's demon / / Meir Hemmo, Orly Shenker [[electronic resource]]
Autore Hemmo Meir
Pubbl/distr/stampa Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2012
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (xii, 327 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
Disciplina 536/.71
Soggetto topico Maxwell's demon
Second law of thermodynamics
Statistical thermodynamics
ISBN 1-139-88875-7
1-139-57949-5
1-139-09516-1
1-139-57346-2
1-139-57092-7
1-139-56911-2
1-139-57267-9
1-283-63867-3
1-139-57001-3
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto 1. Introduction -- 2. Thermodynamics -- 2.1. The experience of asymmetry in time -- 2.2. The Law of Conservation of Energy -- 2.3. The Law of Approach to Equilibrium -- 2.4. The Second Law of Thermodynamics -- 2.5. The status of the laws of thermodynamics -- 3. Classical mechanics -- 3.1. The fundamental theory of the world -- 3.2. Introducing classical mechanics -- 3.3. Mechanical states -- 3.4. Time evolution of mechanical states -- 3.5. Thermodynamic magnitudes -- 3.6. A mechanical no-go theorem -- 3.7. The ergodic approach -- 3.8. Conclusion -- 4. Time -- 4.1. Introduction: why mechanics cannot underwrite thermodynamics -- 4.2. Classical kinematics -- 4.3. The direction of time and the direction of velocity in time -- 4.4. The description of mechanical states -- 4.5. Velocity reversal -- 4.6. Retrodiction -- 4.7. Time reversal and time-reversal invariance -- 4.8. Why the time-reversal invariance of classical mechanics matters -- 5. Macrostates -- 5.1. The physical nature of macrostates -- 5.2. How do macrostates come about? -- 5.3. Explaining thermodynamics with macrostates -- 5.4. The dynamics of macrostates -- 5.5. The physical origin of thermodynamic macrostates -- 5.6. Boltzmann's macrostates -- 5.7. Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution -- 5.8. The observer in statistical mechanics -- 5.9. Counterfactual observers -- 6. Probability -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2. Probability in statistical mechanics -- 6.3. Choice of measure in statistical mechanics -- 6.4. Measure of a macrostate and its probability -- 6.5. Transition probabilities without blobs -- 6.6. Dependence on observed history? -- 6.7. The spin echo experiments -- 6.8. Robustness of transition probabilities -- 6.9. No probability over initial conditions -- 7. Entropy -- 7.1. Introduction -- 7.2. Entropy -- 7.3. The distinction between entropy and probability -- 7.4. Equilibrium in statistical mechanics -- 7.5. Law of Approach to Equilibrium -- 7.6. Second Law of Thermodynamics -- 7.7. Boltzmann's H-theorem -- 7.8. Loschmidt's reversibility objection -- 7.9. Poincare's recurrence theorem -- 7.10. Boltzmann's combinatorial argument -- 7.11. Back to Boltzmann's equation: Lanford's theorem -- 7.12. Conclusion -- 8. Typicality -- 8.1. Introduction -- 8.2. The explanatory arrow in statistical mechanics -- 8.3. Typicality -- 8.4. Are there natural measures? -- 8.5. Typical initial conditions -- 8.6. Measure-1 theorems and typicality -- 8.7. Conclusion -- 9. Measurement -- 9.1. Introduction -- 9.2. What is measurement in classical mechanics? -- 9.3. Collapse in classical measurement -- 9.4. State preparation -- 9.5. The shadows approach -- 9.6. Entropy -- 9.7. Status of the observer -- 10. The past -- 10.1. Introduction -- 10.2. The problem of retrodiction -- 10.3. The Past Hypothesis: memory and measurement -- 10.4. The Reliability Hypothesis -- 10.5. Past low entropy hypothesis -- 10.6. Remembering the future -- 10.7. Problem of initial improbable state -- 10.8. The dynamics of the Past Hypothesis -- 10.9. Local and global Past Hypotheses -- 10.10. Past Hypothesis and physics of memory -- 10.11. Memory in a time-reversed universe -- 11. Gibbs -- 11.1. Introduction -- 11.2. The Gibbsian method in equilibrium -- 11.3. Gibbsian method in terms of blobs and macrostates -- 11.4. Gibbsian equilibrium probability distributions -- 11.5. The approach to equilibrium -- 12. Erasure -- 12.1. Introduction -- 12.2. Why there is no microscopic erasure -- 12.3. What is a macroscopic erasure? -- 12.4. Necessary and sufficient conditions for erasure -- 12.5. Logic and entropy -- 12.6. Another logically irreversible operation -- 12.7. Logic and entropy: a model -- 12.8. What does erasure erase? -- 12.9. Conclusion -- 13. Maxwell's Demon -- 13.1. Thermodynamic and statistical mechanical demons -- 13.2. Szilard's insight -- 13.3. Entropy reduction: measurement -- 13.4. Efficiency and predictability -- 13.5. Completing the cycle of operation: erasure -- 13.6. The Liberal Stance -- 13.7. Conclusion -- Appendix A Szilard's engine -- Appendix B Quantum mechanics -- B.1. Albert's approach -- B.2. Bohmian mechanics -- B.3. A quantum mechanical Maxwellian Demon.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910779480403321
Hemmo Meir  
Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2012
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui
The Road to Maxwell's demon / / Meir Hemmo, Orly Shenker [[electronic resource]]
The Road to Maxwell's demon / / Meir Hemmo, Orly Shenker [[electronic resource]]
Autore Hemmo Meir
Pubbl/distr/stampa Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2012
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (xii, 327 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
Disciplina 536/.71
Soggetto topico Maxwell's demon
Second law of thermodynamics
Statistical thermodynamics
ISBN 1-139-88875-7
1-139-57949-5
1-139-09516-1
1-139-57346-2
1-139-57092-7
1-139-56911-2
1-139-57267-9
1-283-63867-3
1-139-57001-3
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto 1. Introduction -- 2. Thermodynamics -- 2.1. The experience of asymmetry in time -- 2.2. The Law of Conservation of Energy -- 2.3. The Law of Approach to Equilibrium -- 2.4. The Second Law of Thermodynamics -- 2.5. The status of the laws of thermodynamics -- 3. Classical mechanics -- 3.1. The fundamental theory of the world -- 3.2. Introducing classical mechanics -- 3.3. Mechanical states -- 3.4. Time evolution of mechanical states -- 3.5. Thermodynamic magnitudes -- 3.6. A mechanical no-go theorem -- 3.7. The ergodic approach -- 3.8. Conclusion -- 4. Time -- 4.1. Introduction: why mechanics cannot underwrite thermodynamics -- 4.2. Classical kinematics -- 4.3. The direction of time and the direction of velocity in time -- 4.4. The description of mechanical states -- 4.5. Velocity reversal -- 4.6. Retrodiction -- 4.7. Time reversal and time-reversal invariance -- 4.8. Why the time-reversal invariance of classical mechanics matters -- 5. Macrostates -- 5.1. The physical nature of macrostates -- 5.2. How do macrostates come about? -- 5.3. Explaining thermodynamics with macrostates -- 5.4. The dynamics of macrostates -- 5.5. The physical origin of thermodynamic macrostates -- 5.6. Boltzmann's macrostates -- 5.7. Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution -- 5.8. The observer in statistical mechanics -- 5.9. Counterfactual observers -- 6. Probability -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2. Probability in statistical mechanics -- 6.3. Choice of measure in statistical mechanics -- 6.4. Measure of a macrostate and its probability -- 6.5. Transition probabilities without blobs -- 6.6. Dependence on observed history? -- 6.7. The spin echo experiments -- 6.8. Robustness of transition probabilities -- 6.9. No probability over initial conditions -- 7. Entropy -- 7.1. Introduction -- 7.2. Entropy -- 7.3. The distinction between entropy and probability -- 7.4. Equilibrium in statistical mechanics -- 7.5. Law of Approach to Equilibrium -- 7.6. Second Law of Thermodynamics -- 7.7. Boltzmann's H-theorem -- 7.8. Loschmidt's reversibility objection -- 7.9. Poincare's recurrence theorem -- 7.10. Boltzmann's combinatorial argument -- 7.11. Back to Boltzmann's equation: Lanford's theorem -- 7.12. Conclusion -- 8. Typicality -- 8.1. Introduction -- 8.2. The explanatory arrow in statistical mechanics -- 8.3. Typicality -- 8.4. Are there natural measures? -- 8.5. Typical initial conditions -- 8.6. Measure-1 theorems and typicality -- 8.7. Conclusion -- 9. Measurement -- 9.1. Introduction -- 9.2. What is measurement in classical mechanics? -- 9.3. Collapse in classical measurement -- 9.4. State preparation -- 9.5. The shadows approach -- 9.6. Entropy -- 9.7. Status of the observer -- 10. The past -- 10.1. Introduction -- 10.2. The problem of retrodiction -- 10.3. The Past Hypothesis: memory and measurement -- 10.4. The Reliability Hypothesis -- 10.5. Past low entropy hypothesis -- 10.6. Remembering the future -- 10.7. Problem of initial improbable state -- 10.8. The dynamics of the Past Hypothesis -- 10.9. Local and global Past Hypotheses -- 10.10. Past Hypothesis and physics of memory -- 10.11. Memory in a time-reversed universe -- 11. Gibbs -- 11.1. Introduction -- 11.2. The Gibbsian method in equilibrium -- 11.3. Gibbsian method in terms of blobs and macrostates -- 11.4. Gibbsian equilibrium probability distributions -- 11.5. The approach to equilibrium -- 12. Erasure -- 12.1. Introduction -- 12.2. Why there is no microscopic erasure -- 12.3. What is a macroscopic erasure? -- 12.4. Necessary and sufficient conditions for erasure -- 12.5. Logic and entropy -- 12.6. Another logically irreversible operation -- 12.7. Logic and entropy: a model -- 12.8. What does erasure erase? -- 12.9. Conclusion -- 13. Maxwell's Demon -- 13.1. Thermodynamic and statistical mechanical demons -- 13.2. Szilard's insight -- 13.3. Entropy reduction: measurement -- 13.4. Efficiency and predictability -- 13.5. Completing the cycle of operation: erasure -- 13.6. The Liberal Stance -- 13.7. Conclusion -- Appendix A Szilard's engine -- Appendix B Quantum mechanics -- B.1. Albert's approach -- B.2. Bohmian mechanics -- B.3. A quantum mechanical Maxwellian Demon.
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Hemmo Meir  
Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2012
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