Entropy and time: Thermodynamics of diffusion processes
Statistical Mechanics
2008-11-26 v6 Other Condensed Matter
High Energy Physics - Theory
Quantum Physics
Abstract
We give meaning to the first and second laws of thermodynamics in case of mesoscopic out-of-equilibrium systems which are driven by diffusion processes. The notion of the entropy production is analyzed. The role of the Helmholtz extremum principle is contrasted to that of the more familiar entropy extremum principles.
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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0604538,
title = {Entropy and time: Thermodynamics of diffusion processes},
author = {Piotr Garbaczewski},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0604538},
year = {2008}
}
Comments
final version, to appear in Acta Phys. Pol. B39, (2008)