From Maximum Entropy to Maximum Entropy Production: A New Approach

Evidence from climate science suggests that a principle of maximum thermodynamic entropy production can be used to make predictions about some physical systems. I discuss the general form of this principle and an inherent problem with it, currently unsolved by theoretical approaches: how to determin...

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Main Author: Nathaniel Virgo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2010-01-01
Series:Entropy
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/12/1/107/