Chaos and Coarse Graining in Statistical Mechanics (Hardcover)

1. Basic concepts of dynamical systems theory; 2. Dynamical indicators for chaotic systems: Lyapunov exponents, entropies and beyond; 3. Coarse graining, entropies and Lyapunov exponents at work; 4. Foundation of the statistical mechanics and dynamical systems; 5. On the origin of irreversibility; 6. The role of chaos in non-equilibrium statistical mechanics; 7. Coarse-graining equations in complex systems; 8. Renormalization-group approaches; Index.