Non-equihbrium systems

A particular contribution of thermodynamics of non equilibrium pro cesses is the possibihty of describing an interference of various processes that proceed simultaneously in non equihbrium systems. A spectacular example of the interference is interdependence of the rates of various stoichiometric stepwise chemical processes (i.e. transformations with a set of intermediate steps) with the common reaction intermediates. 

The present book consists of ten articles containing lecture notes written by the lecturers of the NATO AST The first article discusses general aspects of pattern formation and universal features of self-organization in non-equihbrium systems. The next two articles are devoted to pattern formation and nonlinear phenomena in liquid crystals - a most remarkable system in which nano-... 

G. Nicohs and I. Prigogine, Self-Organization in Non-Equihbrium Systems, John WUey and Sons, 1977, Ch. 14. 

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