On Gibbs Equilibrium and Hillert Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics

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contents During his time at Royal Institute of Technology (Kungliga Tekniska Hogskolan, KTH) in Sweden, the present author learned nonequilibrium thermodynamics from Mats Hillert. The key concepts are the separation of internal and external variables of a system and the definitions of potentials and molar quantities. In equilibrium thermodynamics derived by Gibbs, the internal variables are not independent and can be fully evaluated from given external variables. While irreversible thermodynamics led by Onsager focuses on internal variables though often mixed with external variables. Hillert integrated them together by first emphasizing their differences and then examining their connections. His philosophy was reflected by the title of his book "Phase Equilibria, Phase Diagrams and Phase Transformations" that puts equilibrium, nonequilibrium, and internal processes on equal footing. In the present paper honoring Hillert, the present author reflects his experiences with Hillert and his work in last 40 years and expresses his gratitude for all the wisdom and support from him in terms of "Hillert nonequilibrium thermodynamics" and discusses some recent topics that the present author has been working on.
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Liu, Zi-Kui
Statistical Mechanics
Materials Science
During his time at Royal Institute of Technology (Kungliga Tekniska Hogskolan, KTH) in Sweden, the present author learned nonequilibrium thermodynamics from Mats Hillert. The key concepts are the separation of internal and external variables of a system and the definitions of potentials and molar quantities. In equilibrium thermodynamics derived by Gibbs, the internal variables are not independent and can be fully evaluated from given external variables. While irreversible thermodynamics led by Onsager focuses on internal variables though often mixed with external variables. Hillert integrated them together by first emphasizing their differences and then examining their connections. His philosophy was reflected by the title of his book "Phase Equilibria, Phase Diagrams and Phase Transformations" that puts equilibrium, nonequilibrium, and internal processes on equal footing. In the present paper honoring Hillert, the present author reflects his experiences with Hillert and his work in last 40 years and expresses his gratitude for all the wisdom and support from him in terms of "Hillert nonequilibrium thermodynamics" and discusses some recent topics that the present author has been working on.
title On Gibbs Equilibrium and Hillert Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics
topic Statistical Mechanics
Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.14231