Equilibrium thermodynamics is concerned with ideal processes taking place at infinitely slow rate, considered as a sequence of equilibrium states. for arbitrary processes, it may only compare the initial and final equilibrium states but the processes themselves cannot be described. To handle more realistic situations involving finite velocities and inhomogeneous effects, an extension of equilibrium thermodynamics is needed.
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(2008). Classical Irreversible Thermodynamics. In: Understanding Non-equilibrium Thermodynamics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-74252-4_2
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