The conceptual problems arising in the definition and measurement of temperature in non-
equilibrium states are discussed in this paper in situations where the local-equilibrium …

Do negative absolute temperatures matter physics and specifically Statistical Physics? We
provide evidence that we can certainly answer positively to this vexata quaestio. The great …

Our aim is to propose a theory which goes beyond the classical formulation of
thermodynamics. This is achieved by enlarging the space of basic independent variables …

Our time is characterized by an explosion of information and by an acceleration of
knowledge. A book cannot compete with the huge amount of data available on the Web …

Mechanics is a branch of physics studying motion. The history of mechanics, as well as the
history of other branches of science, is a history of attempts to explain the world by means of …

This book is intended to serve as an introduction to the multidisciplinary? eld of anomalous
diffusion in complex systems such as turbulent plasma, convective rolls, zonal? ow systems …

Passive states are defined as those states that do not allow for work extraction in a cyclic
(unitary) process. Within the set of passive states, thermal states are the most stable ones …

It is argued in this paper that there are three distinctive physical situations in which the
continuum descriptions of crystal plasticity are conceptually different. They are determined …

A question that is currently highly debated is whether the microcanonical entropy should be
expressed as the logarithm of the phase volume (volume entropy, also known as the Gibbs …

We compare phase transition (-like) phenomena in small model systems for both
microcanonical and canonical ensembles. The model systems correspond to a few classical …