Linking Microscopic Reversibility to Macroscopic Irreversibility, Emphasizing the Role of Deterministic Thermostats and Simple Examples, At and Away From Equilibrium
arXiv:1205.1276
Abstract
Molecular Dynamics and Statistical Mechanics make possible a particle-based understanding of Thermodynamics and Hydrodynamics, including the fascinating Loschmidt contradiction between time-reversible atomistic mechanics and the time-irreversible thermodynamic dissipation incorporated into macroscopic fluid and solid mechanics.
Eighteen pages with six figures. Contribution to the Advanced Problems in Mechanics 40th Conference in Saint Petersburg (Russia). Two typos fixed