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Entropy, irreversible processes and fluctuations

✍ Scribed by S. Teitler; R.F. Wallis

Publisher: Elsevier Science
Year: 1958
Weight: 284 KB
Volume: 24
Category: Article
ISSN: 0031-8914
DOI: 10.1016/s0031-8914(58)80076-2

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✦ Synopsis

The Gibbs and Boltzm~nn description of a system are contrasted for the entropy of a general Markov process. An H theorem is established for the Gibbs entropy. The master equation for non-stationary processes is introduced to initiate a discussion of the p.henomenological equations in the two descriptions. The assumed connection between stationary state fluctuations and irreversible processes is exploited to yield the Nyquist relation for stationary processes.

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