Preface |
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Notation |
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Part I. The Algebraic Quantum Mechanical Framework and the Description of Order, Disorder and Irreversibility in Macroscopic Systems: Prospectus |
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Introductory Discussion of Quantum Macrophysics |
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3 | (4) |
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The Generalised Quantum Mechanical Framework |
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7 | (50) |
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Observables, States, Dynamics |
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8 | (1) |
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8 | (7) |
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Uniqueness of the Representation |
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8 | (2) |
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10 | (3) |
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13 | (2) |
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Infinite Systems: Inequivalent Representations |
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15 | (3) |
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15 | (2) |
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17 | (1) |
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17 | (1) |
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Other Inequivalent Representations |
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18 | (1) |
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Operator Algebraic Interlude |
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18 | (11) |
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Algebras: Basic Definitions and Properties |
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18 | (3) |
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States and Representations |
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21 | (3) |
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Automorphisms and Antiautomorphisms |
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24 | (2) |
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26 | (1) |
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Quantum Dynamical Systems |
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27 | (1) |
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Derivations of *-Algebras and Generators of Dynamical Groups |
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28 | (1) |
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Algebraic Formulation of Infinite Systems |
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29 | (10) |
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29 | (3) |
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Construction of the Lattice Model |
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32 | (2) |
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Construction of the Continuum Model |
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34 | (5) |
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39 | (7) |
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Normal Folia as Local Modifications of Single States |
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39 | (1) |
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Space-translationally Invariant States |
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39 | (1) |
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Primary States have Short Range Correlations |
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40 | (1) |
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Decay of Time Correlations and Irreversibility |
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41 | (1) |
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Global Macroscopic Observables |
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42 | (2) |
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Consideration of Pure Phases |
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44 | (1) |
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Fluctuations and Mesoscopic Observables |
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45 | (1) |
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46 | (1) |
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47 | (10) |
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Appendix A: Hilbert Spaces |
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48 | (9) |
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On Symmetry, Entropy and Order |
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57 | (18) |
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57 | (1) |
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58 | (7) |
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58 | (1) |
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59 | (3) |
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62 | (2) |
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64 | (1) |
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65 | (7) |
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65 | (3) |
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68 | (1) |
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Long Range Correlations in G-invariant Mixtures of Ordered Phases |
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69 | (1) |
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Superfluidity and Off-diagonal Long Range Order |
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70 | (2) |
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72 | (1) |
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Further Discussion of Order and Disorder |
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72 | (3) |
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Reversibility, Irreversibilty and Macroscopic Causality |
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75 | (32) |
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Microscopic Reversibility |
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76 | (3) |
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76 | (2) |
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78 | (1) |
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From Systems to Subsystems: Completely Positive Maps, Quantum Dynamical Semigroups and Conditional Expectations |
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79 | (4) |
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79 | (2) |
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Quantum Dynamical Semigroups |
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81 | (1) |
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82 | (1) |
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Induced Dynamical Subsystems |
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83 | (1) |
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83 | (3) |
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Irreversibility, Mixing and Markovian Dynamics |
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83 | (3) |
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Note on Classical Macroscopic Causality |
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86 | (21) |
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Appendix A: Example of a Positive Map that is not Completely Positive |
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88 | (1) |
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Appendix B: Simple Model of Irreversibility and Mixing |
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89 | (5) |
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Appendix C: Simple Model of Irreversibility and Macroscopic Causality |
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94 | (1) |
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94 | (4) |
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98 | (2) |
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Macroscopic Description of B |
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100 | (2) |
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102 | (1) |
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103 | (4) |
Part II. From Quantum Statistics to Equilibrium and Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics: Prospectus |
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107 | (90) |
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Thermal Equilibrium States and Phases |
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109 | (18) |
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109 | (2) |
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111 | (2) |
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Equilibrium, Linear Response Theory and the KMS Conditions |
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111 | (1) |
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Equilibrium and Thermodynamical Stability |
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112 | (1) |
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112 | (1) |
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113 | (10) |
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113 | (5) |
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Thermodynamical Stability Conditions |
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118 | (5) |
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Equilibrium and Metastable States |
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123 | (2) |
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123 | (1) |
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124 | (1) |
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125 | (2) |
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Equilibrium Thermodynamics and Phase Structure |
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127 | (22) |
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127 | (4) |
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Preliminaries on Convexity |
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131 | (4) |
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Thermodynamic States as Tangents to the Reduced Pressure Function |
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135 | (1) |
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Quantum Statistical Basis of Thermodynamics |
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136 | (6) |
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An Extended Thermodynamics with Order Parameters |
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142 | (2) |
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Concluding Remarks on the Paucity of Thermodynamical Variables |
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144 | (5) |
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Appendix A: Proofs of Propositions 6.4.1 and 6.4.2 |
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145 | (1) |
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Appendix B: Functionals q as Space Averages of Locally Conserved Quantum Fields |
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146 | (3) |
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Macrostatistics and Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics |
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149 | (48) |
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149 | (4) |
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153 | (2) |
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155 | (3) |
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Relationship between the Classical Field q and the Quantum Field q |
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158 | (3) |
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161 | (3) |
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The Linear Regime: Macroscopic Equilibrium Conditions and the Onsager Relations |
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164 | (1) |
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The Nonlinear Regime: Local Equilibrium and Generalized Onsager Relations |
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165 | (3) |
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Further Considerations: Towards a Generalization of the Theory to Galilean Continuum Mechanics |
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168 | (29) |
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Appendix A: Tempered Distributions |
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170 | (6) |
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Appendix B: Classical Stochastic Processes and the Construction of Mfluct as a Classical Markov Field |
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176 | (1) |
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Algebraic Description of Classical Stochastic Processes |
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176 | (2) |
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Classical Gaussian Fields |
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178 | (5) |
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Proof of Propositions 7.5.1 and 7.5.2 |
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183 | (1) |
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Appendix C: Equilibrium Correlations and The Static Two-Point Function |
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183 | (1) |
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The Truncated Static Two-Point Function |
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184 | (2) |
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Quantum Statistical Formulation of s''(q) |
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186 | (1) |
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Formulation of π'' via Perturbations of ρθ |
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187 | (5) |
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Proof of Propositions C.3.1 and C.3.2 for Lattice Systems with Finite Range Interactions |
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192 | (3) |
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195 | (2) |
Part III. Superconductive Electrodynamics as a Consequence of Off-diagonal Long Range Order, Gauge Covariance and Thermodynamical Stability: Prospectus |
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197 | (42) |
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Brief Historical Survey of Theories of Superconductivity |
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199 | (12) |
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Off-diagonal Long Range Order and Superconductive Electrodynamics |
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211 | (28) |
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211 | (2) |
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213 | (5) |
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ODLRO versus Magnetic Induction |
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218 | (3) |
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Statistical Thermodynamics of the Model and the Meissner Effect |
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221 | (5) |
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221 | (1) |
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Thermodynamical Potentials |
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222 | (4) |
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226 | (3) |
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Metastability of Supercurrents and Superselection Rules |
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229 | (5) |
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Note on Type II Superconductors |
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234 | (2) |
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236 | (3) |
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Appendix A: Vector Potentials Representing Magnetic Fields with Compact Support |
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236 | (3) |
Part IV. Ordered and Chaotic Structures Far from Equilibrium: Prospectus |
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239 | (36) |
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Schematic Approach to a Theory of Nonequlibrium Phase Transitions, Order and Chaos |
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241 | (6) |
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Laser Model as a Paradigm of Nonequilibrium Phase Structures |
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247 | (28) |
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247 | (1) |
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248 | (8) |
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256 | (4) |
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The Dynamical Phase Transitions |
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260 | (4) |
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264 | (5) |
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A Nonequilibrium Maximum Entropy Principle |
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269 | (2) |
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271 | (4) |
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Appendix A: Proof of Lemma 11.5.2 and Proposition 11.5.4 |
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271 | (4) |
References |
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275 | (12) |
Index |
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