{"product_id":"a-dynamical-systems-theory-of-wassim-m-haddad-9780691190143","title":"A Dynamical Systems Theory of Thermodynamics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA brand-new conceptual look at dynamical thermodynamics \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book merges the two universalisms of thermodynamics and dynamical systems theory in a single compendium, with the latter providing an ideal language for the former, to develop a new and unique framework for dynamical thermodynamics. In particular, the book uses system-theoretic ideas to bring coherence, clarity, and precision to an important and poorly understood classical area of science. The dynamical systems formalism captures all of the key aspects of thermodynamics, including its fundamental laws, while providing a mathematically rigorous formulation for thermodynamical systems out of equilibrium by unifying the theory of mechanics with that of classical thermodynamics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book includes topics on nonequilibrium irreversible thermodynamics, Boltzmann thermodynamics, mass-action kinetics and chemical reactions, finite-time thermodynamics, thermodynamic critical phenomena with continuous and discontinuous phase transitions, information theory, continuum and stochastic thermodynamics, and relativistic thermodynamics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Dynamical Systems Theory of Thermodynamics\u003c\/i\u003e develops a postmodern theory of thermodynamics as part of mathematical dynamical systems theory. The book establishes a clear nexus between thermodynamic irreversibility, the second law of thermodynamics, and the arrow of time to further unify discreteness and continuity, indeterminism and determinism, and quantum mechanics and general relativity in the pursuit of understanding the most fundamental property of the universe--the entropic arrow of time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Wassim M. Haddad\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691190143\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691190143\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/04\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 744\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.10h x 7.30w x 1.90d","brand":"Wassim M. Haddad","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43925629174015,"sku":"9780691190143","price":105.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_9a8d140e-58b8-4141-8b65-e95a276c6469.jpg?v=1681078405","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-dynamical-systems-theory-of-wassim-m-haddad-9780691190143","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}