Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Preface xv
4. Chapter 1. Introduction 1
5. Chapter 2. Dynamical Systems Theory 39
6. Chapter 3. A Dynamical Systems Foundation for Thermodynamics 115
7. Chapter 4. Temperature Equipartition and the Kinetic Theory of Gases 199
8. Chapter 5. Work, Heat, and the Carnot Cycle 223
9. Chapter 6. Mass-Action Kinetics and Chemical Thermodynamics 247
10. Chapter 7. Finite-Time Thermodynamics 289
11. Chapter 8. Critical Phenomena and Continuous Phase Transition 307
12. Chapter 9. Thermodynamic Modeling of Discrete Dynamical Systems 331
13. Chapter 10. Critical Phenomena and Discontinuous Phase Transitions 383
14. Chapter 11. Continuum Thermodynamics 421
15. Chapter 12. Stochastic Thermodynamics: A Dynamical Systems Approach 461
16. Chapter 13. Relativistic Mechanics 523
17. Chapter 14. Relativistic Thermodynamics 567
18. Chapter 15. Thermodynamic Models with Subluminal Heat Propagation Speeds 591
19. Chapter 16. Conclusion 633
20. Chapter 17. Epilogue 641
21. Chapter 18. Afterword 671
22. Bibliography 677
23. Index 711