Evans D.J., Searles D.J., Williams S.R. Fundamentals of Classical Statistical Thermodynamics: Dissipation, Relaxation, and Fluctuation Theorems

Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co., Weinheim, Germany, 2016. – 224 p. – ISBN10: 3527410732Both a comprehensive overview and a treatment at the appropriate level of detail, this textbook explains thermodynamics and generalizes the subject so it can be applied to small nano- or biosystems, arbitrarily far from or close to equilibrium. In addition, nonequilibrium free energy theorems are covered with a rigorous exposition of each one. Throughout, the authors stress the physical concepts along with the mathematical derivations.
For researchers and students in physics, chemistry, materials science and molecular biology, this is a useful text for postgraduate courses in statistical mechanics, thermodynamics and molecular simulations, while equally serving as a reference for university teachers and researchers in these fieldsIntroduction to Time-Reversible, Thermostatted Dynamical Systems, and Statistical Mechanical Ensembles
The Evans–Searles Fluctuation Theorem
The Dissipation Theorem
Equilibrium Relaxation Theorems
Nonequilibrium Steady States
Applications of the Fluctuation, Dissipation, and Relaxation Theorems
Nonequilibrium Work Relations, the Clausius Inequality, and Equilibrium Thermodynamics
Causality