Modeling Thermodynamic Distance, Curvature and Fluctuations

A Geometric Approach

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Gebonden, blz. | Engels
Springer International Publishing | e druk, 2016
ISBN13: 9783319337883
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Springer International Publishing e druk, 2016 9783319337883
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Samenvatting

This textbook aims to briefly outline the main directions in which the

geometrization of thermodynamics has been developed in the last decades.

The textbook is accessible to people trained in thermal sciences but not

necessarily with solid formation in mathematics. For this, in the first chapters

a summary of the main mathematical concepts is made. In some sense,

this makes the textbook self-consistent. The rest of the textbook consists of

a collection of results previously obtained in this young branch of thermodynamics.

The manner of presentation used throughout the textbook is

adapted for ease of access of readers with education in natural and technical

sciences.

Specificaties

ISBN13:9783319337883
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Uitgever:Springer International Publishing

Inhoudsopgave

Introduction.- Algebraic Structures. Spaces. Reference Frames.- Calculus with Vectors and Differential Forms.- Elements of Riemann Geometry.- Equilibrium Thermodynamics.- Thermodynamics as a Contact Geometry Structure.-  Thermodynamic Distance.- Geometrization of Thermodynamic Fluctuations.- Thermodynamic Curvature. Correlation. Stability.

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