The Maximum Entropy Production Principle: Its Theoretical Foundations and Applications to the Earth System
The Maximum Entropy Production (MEP) principle has been remarkably successful in producing accurate predictions for non-equilibrium states. We argue that this is because the MEP principle is an effective inference procedure that produces the best predictions from the available information. Since all...
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| description | The Maximum Entropy Production (MEP) principle has been remarkably successful in producing accurate predictions for non-equilibrium states. We argue that this is because the MEP principle is an effective inference procedure that produces the best predictions from the available information. Since all Earth system processes are subject to the conservation of energy, mass and momentum, we argue that in practical terms the MEP principle should be applied to Earth system processes in terms of the already established framework of non-equilibrium thermodynamics, with the assumption of local thermodynamic equilibrium at the appropriate scales. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-be01ee184f6f41b591b96adc71533e622022-12-22T04:22:21ZengMDPI AGEntropy1099-43002010-03-0112361363010.3390/e12030613The Maximum Entropy Production Principle: Its Theoretical Foundations and Applications to the Earth SystemAxel KleidonJames DykeThe Maximum Entropy Production (MEP) principle has been remarkably successful in producing accurate predictions for non-equilibrium states. We argue that this is because the MEP principle is an effective inference procedure that produces the best predictions from the available information. Since all Earth system processes are subject to the conservation of energy, mass and momentum, we argue that in practical terms the MEP principle should be applied to Earth system processes in terms of the already established framework of non-equilibrium thermodynamics, with the assumption of local thermodynamic equilibrium at the appropriate scales.http://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/12/3/613/thermodynamicsentropy productionnon-equilibrium statistical mechanicsBayesian inferenceEarth System Modelling |
| spellingShingle | Axel Kleidon James Dyke The Maximum Entropy Production Principle: Its Theoretical Foundations and Applications to the Earth System Entropy thermodynamics entropy production non-equilibrium statistical mechanics Bayesian inference Earth System Modelling |
| title | The Maximum Entropy Production Principle: Its Theoretical Foundations and Applications to the Earth System |
| title_full | The Maximum Entropy Production Principle: Its Theoretical Foundations and Applications to the Earth System |
| title_fullStr | The Maximum Entropy Production Principle: Its Theoretical Foundations and Applications to the Earth System |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Maximum Entropy Production Principle: Its Theoretical Foundations and Applications to the Earth System |
| title_short | The Maximum Entropy Production Principle: Its Theoretical Foundations and Applications to the Earth System |
| title_sort | maximum entropy production principle its theoretical foundations and applications to the earth system |
| topic | thermodynamics entropy production non-equilibrium statistical mechanics Bayesian inference Earth System Modelling |
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