On the problem of the minimum entropy production in the nonequilibrium stationary state
Abstract
This study presents a critical review of the Prigogine minimum entropy production principle. The minimum entropy production implies the stationary state of the nonequilibrium system and vica versa: the stationary state of the system implies the minimum entropy production. It was shown that the extension of the principle to the so-called integral case is devoid of this property and, therefore, is less interesting in practical and theoretical terms.
- Publication:
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Journal of Physics A Mathematical General
- Pub Date:
- January 2007
- DOI:
- 10.1088/1751-8113/40/3/002
- Bibcode:
- 2007JPhA...40..371M