Nonequilibrium statistical mechanics: foundations and modern applications





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J. L. Lebowitz, Statistical mechanics: a selective review of two central issues

L. Rondoni: Caos, Informazione e Calore

Introduction to complex systems

Local thermodynamic equilibrium, heat, entropy production and hydrodynamic equations

Brownian motion

Langevin equation

Energy equipartition, virial theorem and Boyle's law

Fluctuation-dissipation theorem

Network theory and master equation

Legendre transforms

Probability measures

Liouville equation

Linear response

Onsager-Machlup and modern extensions

Statistical ensembles

Modern applications of ensembles: work relations, extended FDR etc.

Deterministic thermostats in nonequilibrium statistical mechanics

Anomalous transport and onset of diffusion

Fluctuation relations