Irreversible entropy variation and the problem of the trend to equilibrium

Umberto Lucia

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 2007, vol. 376, issue C, 289-292

Abstract: The entropy variation due to irreversibility is considered to deduce a principle of stability for open systems. To demonstrate this, thermodynamic Lagrangian and the minimum action principle are used.

Keywords: Entropy; Irreversible transformations; Open systems; Rational thermodynamics; Thermodynamic Lagrangian (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2006.10.059

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