Henry W. Haslach Jr.

Maximum Dissipation Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics and Its Geometric Structure

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Maximum Dissipation: Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics and its Geometric Structure explores the thermodynamics of non-equilibrium processes in materials. The book develops a general technique created in order to construct nonlinear evolution equations describing non-equilibrium processes, while also developing a geometric context for non-equilibrium thermodynamics. Solid materials are the main focus in this volume, but the construction is shown to also apply to fluids. This volume also: -Explains the theory behind thermodynamically-consistent construction of non-linear evolution equations for non-equilibrium processes -Provides a geometric setting for non-equilibrium thermodynamics through several standard models, which are defined as maximum dissipation processes -Emphasizes applications to the time-dependent modeling of soft biological tissue Maximum Dissipation: Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics and its Geometric Structure will be valuable for researchers, engineers and graduate students in non-equilibrium thermodynamics and the mathematical modeling of material behavior.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer / Springer New York / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 12809035, 978-1-4419-7764-9
• 2011 edition
• Seitenzahl: 297
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Januar 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 164mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 594g
• ISBN-13: 9781441977649
• ISBN-10: 1441977643
• Artikelnr.: 31522915

Inhaltsangabe

History of Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics.- Energy Methods.- Evolution Construction for Homogeneous Thermodynamic Systems.- Viscoelasticity.- Viscoplasticity.- The Thermodynamic Relaxation Modulus as a Multi-scale Bridge from the Atomic Level to the Bulk Material.- Contact Geometric Structure for Non-equilibrium Thermodynamics. Bifurcations in the Generalized Energy Function.- Evolution Construction for Non-homogeneous Thermodynamic Systems.- Electromagnetism and Joule Heating.- Fracture.

Rezensionen

From the reviews:

"The author presents his construction of a geometric model for non-equilibrium thermodynamics and his maximum dissipation criterion which is assumed to complement the second law of thermodynamics. ... the author explores different concrete situations where his construction of a maximum dissipation criterion may be applied. ... This book will be interesting for researchers involved either in applied mathematics or in mechanics." (Alain Brillard, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1222, 2011)