Minimum Dissipation Principle in Nonlinear Transport
We extend Onsager’s minimum dissipation principle to stationary states that are only subject to local equilibrium constraints, even when the transport coefficients depend on the thermodynamic forces. Crucial to this generalization is a decomposition of the thermodynamic forces into those that are he...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2015-10-01
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Series: | Entropy |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/17/11/7567 |