Molecular Theory of Irreversibility
| dc.creator | Perez-Madrid, A. | |
| dc.date | 2005-09-19 | |
| dc.date | 2005-09-29 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T06:23:11Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T06:23:11Z | |
| dc.description | A generalization of the Gibbs entropy postulate is proposed based on the BBGKY hierarchy as the nonequilibrium entropy for a system of N interacting particles. This entropy satisfies the basic principles of thermodynamics in the sense that it reaches its maximum at equilibrium and is coherent with the second law. By using a generalization of the Liouville equation describing the evolution of the distribution vector, it is demonstrated that the entropy production is a non-negative quantity. Moreover, following the procedure of non-equilibrium thermodynamics a transport matrix is introduced and a microscopic expression for this is derived. This framework allows one to perform the thermodynamic analysis of non-equilibrium steady states which, as proven here, constitute the states of minimum entropy production when one considers small departures from stationarity. | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0509491 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0509491 | |
| dc.identifier | The Journal of Chemical Physics 123, 204108 (2005) | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.1063/1.2131059 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/96143 | |
| dc.subject | Statistical Mechanics | |
| dc.title | Molecular Theory of Irreversibility | |
| dc.type | text |