
Contains a series of essays by practitioners in this field whose broad aim is to draw attention to the current state of research in fluctuation theory.
A collection of articles on the fluctuation theory of mixtures, as developed by Kirkwood and Buff in 1951, which, after about a quarter of a century of neglect, is receiving new attention from investigators. The topics covered range from the generalization and theoretical developments of the theory to its applications in experimental physical chemistry and chemical engineering. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)