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A thermodynamic parallel of the Braess road-network paradox

Physics and Society 2017-03-08 v1 Statistical Mechanics Chemical Physics

Abstract

We provide here a thermodynamic analog of the Braess road-network paradox with irreversible engines working between reservoirs that are placed at vertices of the network. Paradoxes of different kinds reappear, emphasizing the specialty of the network.

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@article{arxiv.1703.02213,
  title  = {A thermodynamic parallel of the Braess road-network paradox},
  author = {Kamal Bhattacharyya},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1703.02213},
  year   = {2017}
}

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9 pages, 2 tables, 4 figures