Mesoscopic Non-equilibrium Thermodynamics for the Stochastic Dynamics of Small-scale Systems
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We show how to extend the use of thermodynamic concepts into the mesoscopic domain where fluctuations and nonlinearities play an important role. The theory presented: mesoscopic nonequilibrium thermodynamics, provides a new interpretation of local equilibrium that is formulated at small scales. From it one derives kinetic equations and nonlinear transport equation for the study of small-scale systems outside equilibrium.
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