Beyond Equilibrium Thermodynamics

Preface.Acknowledgments.Symbols and Notation.1. Introduction.PART I: PHENOMENOLOGICAL APPROACH.2. Hydrodynamics.3. Linear Irreversible Thermodynamics.4. Complex Fluids.5. Relativistic Hydrodynamics.PART II: STATISTICAL APPROACH.6. Projection-Operator Method.7. Kinetic Theory of Gases.8. Simulations.Appendix A: Crash-Course on Equilibrium Thermodynamics.Appendix B: Mechanics and Geometry.Appendix C: Functional Derivatives.Appendix D: Quantum Systems.Appendix E: List of Applications of Beyond-Equilibrium Thermodynamics.Appendix F: Solutions to Exercises.References.Author Index.Subject Index.