1. Theoretical background and model presentation -- 2. Channeling of charged high-energy particles as a stochastic process -- 3. Local Boltzmann kinetic equation as applied to plane and axial channeling -- 4. Two classes of irreversible processes in statistical theory of channeling -- 5. Non-equilibrium statistical thermodynamics as applied to channeling -- 6. Non-equilibrium statistical thermodynamics of directional particle beams concept of transverse quasitemperature -- 7. Non-equilibrium thermodynamics of chaotic particles -- 8. Statistical thermodynamics of light atoms moving with thermal velocity.