Rearrangement, convection, convexity and entropy
Author(s) -
Yann Brenier
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
philosophical transactions of the royal society a mathematical physical and engineering sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.074
H-Index - 169
eISSN - 1471-2962
pISSN - 1364-503X
DOI - 10.1098/rsta.2012.0343
Subject(s) - convexity , mathematical theory , convection , conservation law , entropy (arrow of time) , mathematics , principle of maximum entropy , mathematical model , mathematical economics , statistical physics , theoretical physics , mathematical analysis , physics , mechanics , thermodynamics , economics , statistics , quantum mechanics , financial economics
The concepts of convexity and entropy play a crucial role in the mathematical theory of hyperbolic systems of conservation laws. We show that they also play an important role in the mathematical analysis of convection theory, through the mathematical concept of rearrangement.
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