The Maximum Entropy Rate Description of a Thermodynamic System in a Stationary Non-Equilibrium State
In this paper we present a simple model to describe a rather general system in a stationary non-equilibrium state, which is an open system traversed by a stationary flux. The probabilistic description is provided by a non-homogeneous Markov chain, which is not assumed on the basis of a model of the...
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| description | In this paper we present a simple model to describe a rather general system in a stationary non-equilibrium state, which is an open system traversed by a stationary flux. The probabilistic description is provided by a non-homogeneous Markov chain, which is not assumed on the basis of a model of the microscopic interactions but rather derived from the knowledge of the macroscopic fluxes traversing the system through a maximum entropy rate principle. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cf3c8bed4e0e4830b44b4da0cf97dafd2022-12-22T03:09:59ZengMDPI AGEntropy1099-43002009-10-0111467568710.3390/e11040675The Maximum Entropy Rate Description of a Thermodynamic System in a Stationary Non-Equilibrium StateMarco FavrettiIn this paper we present a simple model to describe a rather general system in a stationary non-equilibrium state, which is an open system traversed by a stationary flux. The probabilistic description is provided by a non-homogeneous Markov chain, which is not assumed on the basis of a model of the microscopic interactions but rather derived from the knowledge of the macroscopic fluxes traversing the system through a maximum entropy rate principle.http://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/11/4/675/Markov chainasymptotic equipartition propertyentropy rateentropy productioninformation divergence |
| spellingShingle | Marco Favretti The Maximum Entropy Rate Description of a Thermodynamic System in a Stationary Non-Equilibrium State Entropy Markov chain asymptotic equipartition property entropy rate entropy production information divergence |
| title | The Maximum Entropy Rate Description of a Thermodynamic System in a Stationary Non-Equilibrium State |
| title_full | The Maximum Entropy Rate Description of a Thermodynamic System in a Stationary Non-Equilibrium State |
| title_fullStr | The Maximum Entropy Rate Description of a Thermodynamic System in a Stationary Non-Equilibrium State |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Maximum Entropy Rate Description of a Thermodynamic System in a Stationary Non-Equilibrium State |
| title_short | The Maximum Entropy Rate Description of a Thermodynamic System in a Stationary Non-Equilibrium State |
| title_sort | maximum entropy rate description of a thermodynamic system in a stationary non equilibrium state |
| topic | Markov chain asymptotic equipartition property entropy rate entropy production information divergence |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/11/4/675/ |
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