From the thermodynamics of irreversible processes to dissipative structures and active matter

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contents A historical perspective is presented on thermodynamics from the pioneering contributions by Carnot and Clausius to recent advances on active matter. Non-equilibrium thermodynamics develops from the identification of the irreversible processes contributing to entropy production in various types of materials and systems. These processes include friction, viscosity, heat and electric conductions, diffusion, reactions, and more. In 1954, Glansdorff and Prigogine formulated a general evolution criterion, which led to the theory of dissipative structures like chemical clocks, reaction-diffusion patterns, and convection patterns. Non-equilibrium statistical mechanics provides the microscopic foundations for the thermodynamics of irreversible processes.
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spellingShingle From the thermodynamics of irreversible processes to dissipative structures and active matter
Gaspard, Pierre
General Physics
A historical perspective is presented on thermodynamics from the pioneering contributions by Carnot and Clausius to recent advances on active matter. Non-equilibrium thermodynamics develops from the identification of the irreversible processes contributing to entropy production in various types of materials and systems. These processes include friction, viscosity, heat and electric conductions, diffusion, reactions, and more. In 1954, Glansdorff and Prigogine formulated a general evolution criterion, which led to the theory of dissipative structures like chemical clocks, reaction-diffusion patterns, and convection patterns. Non-equilibrium statistical mechanics provides the microscopic foundations for the thermodynamics of irreversible processes.
title From the thermodynamics of irreversible processes to dissipative structures and active matter
topic General Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.16944