Thermodynamics as Control Theory
I explore the reduction of thermodynamics to statistical mechanics by treating the former as a control theory: A theory of which transitions between states can be induced on a system (assumed to obey some known underlying dynamics) by means of operations from a fixed list. I recover the results of s...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2014-01-01
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| Series: | Entropy |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/16/2/699 |