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A general geometrical setting of nonequilibrium thermodynamics is developed. The approach is based on the notion of the natural projection which generalizes Ehrenfests' coarse-graining. It is demonstrated how derivations of irreversible macroscopic dynamics from the micro-scopic scopic theories can be addressed through a study of stability of quasiequilibrium manifolds.
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Gorban, A.N., Karlin, I.V. (2003). Geometry of Irreversibility. In: Macias, A., Uribe, F., Diaz, E. (eds) Developments in Mathematical and Experimental Physics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0199-2_2
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