25 years of non-equilibrium statistical mechanics : proceedings of the XIII Sitges Conference, held in Sitges, Barcelona, Spain, 13-17 June 1994 /

The book aims to give an overview of the previous Sitges Conferences, which have been held during the last 25 years, with special emphasis on topics related to non-equilibrium phenomena. It includes review articles and articles dealing with new trends in the subject, written by scientists who have p...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Sitges Conference on Statistical Mechanics
Other Authors: Brey, J. J., 1946-
Format: Conference Proceeding Book
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; New York : Springer, ©1995
Series:Lecture notes in physics ; 445
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Table of Contents:
  • Microscopic Reversibility and Macroscopic Behavior: Physical Explanations and Mathematical Derivations / J.L. Lebowitz
  • Twenty-Five Years of Non-Equilibrium Statistical Mechanics: Towards a Better Understanding of Dense Fluids / E.G.D. Cohen
  • Models for Dissipation in Quantum Mechanics / N.G. van Kampen
  • Brownian Motion Theory: Properties of Non-Linear Langevin Equations / P. Mazur
  • Non-Equilibrium, Phase Transition, and Related Problems / K. Kawasaki
  • Simulation of the Consistent Boltzmann Equation for Hard Spheres and Its Extension to Higher Densities / F.J. Alexander, A.L. Garcia and B.J. Alder
  • Over Two Decades of Pattern Formation: A Personal Perspective / G. Ahlers
  • Fluctuations in the Steady State / R. Graham
  • Slow Non-Equilibrium Dynamics / G. Parisi
  • Theory of Glass Transition in Spin Glasses, Orientational Glasses and Structural Glasses / K. Binder