In this book we offer a coherent presentation of thermodynamics far from, and near to, equilibrium. We establish a thermodynamics of irreversible processes far from and near to equilibrium, including chemical reactions, transport properties, energy transfer processes and electrochemical systems. The focus is on processes proceeding to, and in non-equilibrium stationary states; in systems with multiple stationary states; and in issues of relative stability of multiple stationary states. We seek and find state functions, dependent on the irreversible processes, with simple physical interpretations and present methods for their measurements that yield the work available from these processes. The emphasis is on the development of a theory based on variables that can be measured in experiments to test the theory. The state functions of the theory become identical to the well-known state functions of equilibrium thermodynamics when the processes approach the equilibrium state. The range of interest is put in the form of a series of questions at the end of this chapter.
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(2008). Introduction to Part I. In: Thermodynamics and Fluctuations far from Equilibrium. Springer Series in chemical physics, vol 90. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-74555-6_1
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