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1. Contact Geometry of Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics.

Author

Grmela, Miroslav

Subjects
NONEQUILIBRIUM thermodynamics, THERMODYNAMICS, GEOMETRY, FLUID mechanics, PHYSICS, CONTACT geometry
Abstract

Comparison of physical theories belonging to different levels of description leads to general thermodynamics (equilibrium, nonequilibrium, and applicable to both externally unforced and driven systems). The mathematical setting for its formulation is provided by contact geometry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2008
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