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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      July 2022
      July 2022
      ISBN:
      9781108563055
      9781108473729
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108563055
      Dimensions:
      (244 x 170 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      1.35kg, 688 Pages
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      • Subjects:
      Physics and Astronomy, Physical Chemistry, Statistical Physics, Chemistry
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    This book provides a comprehensive and self-contained overview of recent progress in nonequilibrium statistical mechanics, in particular, the discovery of fluctuation relations and other time-reversal symmetry relations. The significance of these advances is that nonequilibrium statistical physics is no longer restricted to the linear regimes close to equilibrium, but extends to fully nonlinear regimes. These important new results have inspired the development of a unifying framework for describing both the microscopic dynamics of collections of particles, and the macroscopic hydrodynamics and thermodynamics of matter itself. The book discusses the significance of this theoretical framework in relation to a broad range of nonequilibrium processes, from the nanoscale to the macroscale, and is essential reading for researchers and graduate students in statistical physics, theoretical chemistry and biological physics.

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    ‘… convincingly demonstrates that fluctuation relations allow us to study nonequilibrium systems beyond the linear irreversible regime. A comprehensive and self- contained overview of a considerable amount of recent progress in the field, it is one of the best sources available to learn about the state of the art in nonlinear dynamics. I have no doubt that graduate students and researchers will enjoy reading it.’

    Patrick Ilg Source: Physics Today

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