Epioptics-10 : proceedings of the 43rd course of the International School of Solid State Physics : Erice, Italy, 19-26 July 2008 / editors [sic], Antonio Cricenti
Preface; Contents; 1 Scope; 2 Why non-equilibrium thermodynamics?; 3 The entropy production of one-dimensional trans- port processes; 4 Flux equations and transport coefficients; 5 Non-isothermal multi-component diffusion; 6 Systems with shear flow; 7 Chemical reactions; 8 The lost work in the aluminum electrolysis; 9 The state of minimum entropy production and optimal control theory; 10 The state of minimum entropy production in selected process units; Appendix A; Bibliography; List of Symbols; Index; About the authors
Summary
The book is aimed at assessing the capabilities of state-of-the-art optical techniques in elucidating the fundamental electronic and structural properties of semiconductor and metal surfaces, interfaces, thin layers, and layer structures, and assessing the usefulness of these techniques for optimization of high quality multilayer samples through feedback control during materials growth and processing. Particular emphasis is placed on the theory of non-linear optics and dynamical processes through the use of pump-probe techniques together with the search for new optical sources. Some new applic
