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Statistical Theory of Open Systems
Iu.L. Klimontovich
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Description for Statistical Theory of Open Systems
Paperback. Gives a presentation of ideas, methods and results of the modern statistical theory of open systems - systems capable of exchanging matter, energy and information with the surrounding world. This title demonstrates the feasibility of a unified description of kinetic, hydrodynamic and diffusion processes in passive and active macroscopic systems. Series: Fundamental Theories of Physics. Num Pages: 584 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHH; PHS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1820.
Let us begin by quoting from the Preface to the author's Statistical Physics (Moscow, Nauka 1982; also published in English by Harwood in 1986): '''My God! Yet another book on statistical physics! There's no room on my bookshelves left!' Such emotionsare quite understandable. Beforejumping to conclusions, however, it would be worthwhile to read the Introduction and look through the table of contents. Then the reader will find that this book is totally different from the existing courses, fundamental and concise. ... We do not use the conventional division into statistical theories ofequilibrium and nonequilibrium states. Rather than that, the theory ... Read more
Let us begin by quoting from the Preface to the author's Statistical Physics (Moscow, Nauka 1982; also published in English by Harwood in 1986): '''My God! Yet another book on statistical physics! There's no room on my bookshelves left!' Such emotionsare quite understandable. Beforejumping to conclusions, however, it would be worthwhile to read the Introduction and look through the table of contents. Then the reader will find that this book is totally different from the existing courses, fundamental and concise. ... We do not use the conventional division into statistical theories ofequilibrium and nonequilibrium states. Rather than that, the theory ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
584
Condition
New
Series
Fundamental Theories of Physics
Number of Pages
569
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792332428
SKU
V9780792332428
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99-15
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