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In the frame of that conception of Microphysics which attaches a major importance to transient processes,1 let us formulate the following problem for the systems of statistical Thermodynamics: is the hamiltonian tool capable of explaining the irreversibility of natural processes?
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- Hamiltonian System
- Statistical Thermodynamic
- Electromagnetic Force
- Hamiltonian Mechanic
- Macroscopic State
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Fer, F. (1980). Irreversibility Versus Hamiltonian Dynamics in Statistical Thermodynamics. In: Blaquiére, A., Fer, F., Marzollo, A. (eds) Dynamical Systems and Microphysics. International Centre for Mechanical Sciences, vol 261. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-4330-8_15
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