Understanding Non-equilibrium Thermodynamics: Foundations, Applications, Frontiers

Equilibrium Thermodynamics: A Review.- Classical Irreversible Thermodynamics.- Coupled Transport Phenomena.- Chemical Reactions and Molecular Machines.- Finite-Time Thermodynamics.- Instabilities and Pattern Formation.- Extended Irreversible Thermodynamics.- Theories with Internal Variables.- Rational Thermodynamics.- Hamiltonian Formalisms.- Mesoscopic Thermodynamic Descriptions.