Multiscale Mesoscopic Entropy of Driven Macroscopic Systems

How do macroscopic systems react to imposed external forces? Attempts to answer this question by a general principle have a long history. The general feeling is that the macroscopic systems in their reaction to imposed external forces follow some kind of optimization strategy in which their internal...

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Main Authors: Miroslav Grmela, Giuseppe Grazzini, Umberto Lucia, L'Hocine Yahia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-11-01
Series:Entropy
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/15/11/5053