The syllabus for the irreversible thermodynamic part of the course KJM 5350 is defined by a compendium (given at the first lecture).
Pescribed text for the irreversible thermodynamic part of the KJM 5350 course.
Thermodynamic flows and forces
Page
3-4
5-8
9-13
14-26
Internal energy
The entropy function
The meaning of the entropy quantities
( Only heat is transferred; Heat and matter transfer )
The Gibbs equation, its integrated form, the Euler’s relation and the Gibbs-Duhem equation
A generalized version of the Gibbs-Duhem equation
Some aspects on irreversible processes in an isolated system
Entropy production and phenomenological equations relating flows and forces; Onsager’s law
Phenomenological equations
Onsager’s reciprocity relations
27-33
34-39
39-45
46-50
51-56
57-60

Values of the phenomenological coefficients for two 61-66 irreversible processes
The Curie-Prigogine principle 66-70
Pages
The physical interpretation of the phenomenological coefficients 70-94
[ a) Simple diffusion in binary solutions ; b) Chemical kinetics and phenomenological equations (pp.75-94) ]
Irreversible thermodynamics and applications
Osmotic pressure (pp. 94-99)
Isothermal diffusion and general comments (pp. 99-114)
Diffusion in binary solutions (pp. 115-122)
Diffusion in ternary solutions (pp. 123-130)
Relation between mutual diffusion and self-diffusion (pp. 131-143)
Thermal diffusion in continuous systems (pp. 143-156)
Thermal osmosis (pp. 157-169)
Effects of temperature gradients (pp. 170-171)
Isothermal sedimentation in binary solutions (pp. 172-195)
Isothermal sedimentation in ternary systems (pp. 196-201)
94-201

Relations between chemical reactions and diffusion processes 202-214
( Chemical reactions and steady-state concentration gradients )
The principle of minimum entropy production and stationary states 214-224
Statistical thermodynamics / mechanics part of KJM5350
This will be based on lecture notes partly rewritten from the earlier KJ435-course.
The main subjects will be :
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The partition function, independent particles, interacting particles, microcanonic and canonic ensembles. Applications on molecular properties. ( 4 hours lecture).
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Solids, real gases and liquids (4 hours lecture)
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Irreversibility and time dependence. Transport and the Langevin equation. (2 hours lecture).
Together ca 100 written pages.