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Prog. Theor. Phys. Vol. 66 No. 1 (1981) pp. 68-76
A Thermodynamic Variational Principle in Nonlinear Non-Equilibrium Phenomena
Yasuji Sawada
Research Institute of Electrical Communication, Tohoku University, Sendai 980
(Received July 16, 1980)
Abstract:
From a far-sighted viewpoint for a nonlinear non-equilibrium system including the reservoirs a principle of maximum increasing rate of the total entropy is proposed to describe non-equilibrium steady as well as non-steady phenomena. The conditions for the validity of this postulate are discussed and the principle was compared with Prigogine's general evolution criterion and minimum excess entropy production principle.
URL :
http://ptp.ipap.jp/link?PTP/66/68/
DOI : 10.1143/PTP.66.68
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