Ilya Prigogine was a scientist renowned for his groundbreaking work in physical chemistry. He notably investigated dissipative structures, complex systems, and irreversibility. His research profoundly influenced our understanding of how complex systems evolve and maintain order.
Groundbreaking monograph by Nobel Prize winner for researchers and graduate students covers Liouville equation, anharmonic solids, Brownian motion, weakly coupled gases, scattering theory and short-range forces, general kinetic equations, more. 1962 edition.
The book explores the philosophical debates between Heraclitus and Parmenides, ultimately conveying a message of hope that the future remains undetermined. It emphasizes the growing significance of individual behavior in shaping societal evolution, challenging the pervasive influences of globalization and mass culture. Readers are urged to reflect on personal responsibility and the freedom of thought, advocating for critical analysis of societal norms and ideologies, as opposed to conforming to consumerism driven by monetary interests.
Thermodynamics is a core part of most science and engineering curricula. However, most texts that are currently available to students still treat thermodynamics very much as it was presented in the 19th century, generally for historical rather than pedagogical reasons.
Nobel Laureate Ilya Prigogine discusses the irreversibility of time and his findings impact on the laws of physics.
Ilya Prigogine, winner of the Nobel Prize in 1977 for his work on the thermodynamics of non-equilibrium systems, makes his ideas accessible to a wide audience in this book, which has engendered massive debate in Europe and America.