Published May 2008
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Journal article
Entropy and Time: Thermodynamics of Diffusion Processes
Creators
- 1. Institute of Physics, University of Opole, Oleska 48, 45-052 Opole (Poland)
Description
We give meaning to the first and second laws of thermodynamics in case of mesoscopic out-of-equilibrium systems which are driven by diffusion-type, specifically Smoluchowski, processes. The notion of entropy production is analyzed. The role of the Helmholtz extremum principle is contrasted to that of the more familiar entropy extremum principles. (author)
Availability note (English)
Also available at http://th-www.if.uj.edu.pl/acta/Additional details
Additional titles
- Augmented title (English)
- PACS numbers: 02.50.Ey, 05.20.?, 05.40.Jc
Identifiers
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Acta Physica Polonica. Series B
- Journal Volume
- B39
- Journal Issue
- 5
- Journal Page Range
- p. 1087-1101
- ISSN
- 0587-4254
Conference
- Title
- 20. Marian Smoluchowski Symposium on Statistical Physics
- Dates
- 22-27 Sep 2007
- Place
- Zakopane (Poland)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Poland
- Country of Input or Organization
- Poland
- INIS RN
- 39069244
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- BOLTZMANN EQUATION; DIFFUSION; ENTROPY; FREE ENERGY; HELMHOLTZ INSTABILITY; THERMODYNAMICS
- Descriptors DEC
- DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ENERGY; EQUATIONS; INSTABILITY; INTEGRO-DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; KINETIC EQUATIONS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PLASMA INSTABILITY; PLASMA MACROINSTABILITIES; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES
Optional Information
- Notes
- 20 refs.