"Non-Equilibrium Particle Dynamics" ed. by Albert S. Kim

This book includes various aspects of non-equilibrium or irreversible statistical mechanics and their relationships with engineering applications. I hope that this book contributes to expanding the predictability of holistic engineering consisting of thermo-, fluid, and particle dynamics.


All engineering processes are processes of non-equilibrium because one or all of heat, mass, and momentum transfer occur in an open system. The pure equilibrium state can be established in an isolated system, in which neither mass nor heat is transferred between the system and the environment. Most engineering transport analyses are based on the semi-, quasi-, or local equilibrium assumptions, which assume that any infinitesimal volume can be treated as a box of equilibrium.

Contents
1.Nonequilibrium Statistical Operator
2.The Boundary Element Method for Fluctuating Active Colloids
3.Fundamentals of Irreversible Thermodynamics for Coupled Transport
4.Using the Principles of Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics for the Analysis of Phase Transformations in Iron-Carbon Alloys
5.Variational Principle for Nonequilibrium Steady States Tested by Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Model Liquid Crystal Systems
6.Equilibrium and Nonequilibrium Hydrodynamic Modes of a Nematic Liquid Crystal
7.Non-Newtonian Dynamics with Heat Transport in Complex Systems