Nonequilibrium evolution thermodynamics of vacancies

TL;DR

This paper introduces a nonequilibrium evolution thermodynamics approach for vacancies, comparing it with classical methods, and provides a statistical basis with kinetic equations derived from energy considerations.

Contribution

It presents a novel nonequilibrium thermodynamics framework for vacancies, offering a statistical justification and new kinetic equations.

Findings

The approach is statistically justified using probability distribution functions.

Two types of kinetic equations are derived from internal energy and free energy.

The method offers an alternative to classical Landau theory.

Abstract

An alternative approach - nonequilibrium evolution thermodynamics, is compared with classical Landau approach. A statistical justification of the approach is carried out with help of probability distribution function on an example of a solid with vacancies. Two kinds of kinetic equations are deduced in terms of the internal energy and the modified free energy.