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physical process > thermodynamic process > non-equilibrium thermodynamics

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non-equilibrium thermodynamics  

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  • Non-equilibrium thermodynamics is a branch of thermodynamics that deals with physical systems that are not in thermodynamic equilibrium but can be described in terms of macroscopic quantities (non-equilibrium state variables) that represent an extrapolation of the variables used to specify the system in thermodynamic equilibrium. Non-equilibrium thermodynamics is concerned with transport processes and with the rates of chemical reactions. (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-equilibrium_thermodynamics)

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