Statistical mechanics of nonequilibrium processes. Vol. 2: Relaxation and hydrodynamic processes. (English) Zbl 0890.00009

Zubarev, Dimitrii; Morozov, Vladimir; Röpke, Gerd

Berlin: Akademie Verlag. 375 p. (1997).

For the review of Part 1 see Zbl 0890.00008 above.
This is part 2 of a two-volume textbook on the statistical theory of non-equilibrium processes. The general theory developed in part 1 is now applied to problems in linear response and transport theory, correlation functions, master equation and relaxation phenomena, hydrodynamics and theory of fluids, and fluctuation theory including turbulence.
In comparison to part 1, this is more directed to active research areas, such as laser theory, superfluidity, large-scale fluctuations and turbulence. Nevertheless, exercises and problems are included. The second volume is considerably more advanced than the first and, in particular, some familiarity with field theoretic notions is needed to follow the line of thought.

Reviewer: M.Baake (Tübingen)

MSC:

00A79	Physics (Use more specific entries from Sections 70-XX through 86-XX when possible)
82-01	Introductory exposition (textbooks, tutorial papers, etc.) pertaining to statistical mechanics
82C31	Stochastic methods (Fokker-Planck, Langevin, etc.) applied to problems in time-dependent statistical mechanics
82C05	Classical dynamic and nonequilibrium statistical mechanics (general)
82C10	Quantum dynamics and nonequilibrium statistical mechanics (general)
82D50	Statistical mechanical studies of superfluids
76F99	Turbulence
82D10	Statistical mechanical studies of plasmas
82D15	Statistical mechanical studies of liquids
82D20	Statistical mechanical studies of solids

Keywords:

statistical physics; non-equilibrium processes; hydrodynamics; exercises; problems