Pokrovskii V. Thermodynamics of Complex Systems...2020 torrent

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This text provides a concise introduction to non-equilibrium thermodynamics of open, complex systems using a first-principles approach. In the first chapters, the principles of thermodynamics of complex systems are discussed. The subsequent chapters apply the principles to the dynamics of chemical reactions and complex fluids, growth and development of biological organisms, and the dynamics of social structures and institutes. The final chapter discusses the principles of science as an artificial system.
The book is a valuable reference text for researchers interested in thermodynamics and complex systems, and useful supplementary reading for graduate courses on advanced thermodynamics, thermodynamics of non-equilibrium systems and thermodynamics of complex/open systems.
Key Features
Provides a concise introduction to non-equilibrium thermodynamics of open complex systems, using a first-principles approach
Discusses thermodynamics as the universal tool for the description of reality
Looks at complex systems, such as biological organisms, populations and subsystems of human society from the perspective of thermodynamics
Covers principles, applications and statistical interpretations
Principles of non-equilibrium thermodynamics
The concept of a thermodynamic system
The characteristic functions in non-equilibrium
Dynamics of internal variables
Non-equilibrium steady states
Statistical interpretation of thermodynamic characteristics
From molecules to the living organism
Chemical transformations
Dynamics of complex fluids
Creation of complexity
Problems of thermodynamics of living organisms
Approaching the superorganisms
Dynamics of populations
Problems of sociodynamics
Dynamics of cognition