Open AccessPositivity of entropy production in the presence of a random thermostat
Author(s) -
David Ruelle
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of statistical physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.71
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1572-9613
pISSN - 0022-4715
DOI - 10.1007/bf02183609
Subject(s) - thermostat , non equilibrium thermodynamics , entropy production , statistical physics , statistical mechanics , entropy (arrow of time) , physics , thermodynamics , mathematics
We study nonequilibrium statistical mechanics in the presence of a thermostat acting by random forces, and propose a formula for the rate of entropy productione(μ) in a state μ. When μ is a natural nonequilibrium steady state we show thate(μ)≥0, and sometimes we can provee(μ)>0.
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