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Irreversibility Versus Hamiltonian Dynamics in Statistical Thermodynamics

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Dynamical Systems and Microphysics

Part of the book series: International Centre for Mechanical Sciences ((CISM,volume 261))

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In the frame of that conception of Microphysics which attaches a major importance to transient processes,1 let us formulate the following problem for the systems of statistical Thermodynamics: is the hamiltonian tool capable of explaining the irreversibility of natural processes?

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  1. Ecole des Mines de Paris, 60, Brd St-Michel, 75006, Paris, France

    Francis Fer

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  1. Laboratoire d’Automatique Théorique, Université de Paris VII, 2 Place Jussieu, 75009, Paris, France

    A. Blaquiére

  2. Ecole des Mines, 60 Bld. Saint-Michel, 75006, Paris, France

    F. Fer

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Fer, F. (1980). Irreversibility Versus Hamiltonian Dynamics in Statistical Thermodynamics. In: Blaquiére, A., Fer, F., Marzollo, A. (eds) Dynamical Systems and Microphysics. International Centre for Mechanical Sciences, vol 261. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-4330-8_15

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