Thermodynamics and the Evolution of Stochastic Populations
Statistical Mechanics
2020-07-06 v1
Abstract
The appeal of thermodynamics to problems outside physics is undeniable, as is the growing recognition of its apparent universality, yet in the absence of a rigorous formalism divorced from the peculiarities of molecular systems all attempts to generalize thermodynamics remain qualitative and heuristic at best. In this paper we formulate a probabilistic theory of thermodynamics and and set the basis for its application to generic stochastic populations.
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@article{arxiv.2007.01362,
title = {Thermodynamics and the Evolution of Stochastic Populations},
author = {Themis Matsoukas},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2007.01362},
year = {2020}
}
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Presented at Thermodynamics 2.0, June 20-22, originally planned in Worchester MA but switched on zoom due to covid-19