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FUNDAMENTALS OF NON-EQUILIBRIUM THERMODYNAMICS. 1. CRITIQUE OF THE BENOFY AND QUAY THEORY OF THE STEADY STATE. 2. DERIVATION OF MINIMUM ENTROPY PRODUCTION PRINCIPLES. 3. APPLICATIONS TO SYSTEMS WITH NEW RESULTS.

Author(s) : JESUDASON C. G.

Type of article: Article

Summary

NEW THEOREMS ARE PRESENTED ON THERMOELECTRICITY IN THE LIGHT OF A CRITIQUE OF THE BENOFY AND QUAY THEORY OF THE STEADY STATE AND VARIOUS MINIMUM ENTROPY PRODUCTION PRINCIPLES OF A NON-PRIGOGINE KIND ARE DERIVED. A NEW CONCEPT OF AN ENSEMBLE OF SYSTEMS IN A STEADY STATE IS PRESENTED, WHICH HAS GREAT UTILITY IN DEVELOPING THEOREMS DESCRIBING NON-EQUILIBRIUM SYSTEMS. IT IS SUGGESTED THAT THE PRESENT FORMULATION MAY BE APPLIED TO SUPERCONDUCTING SYSTEMS.

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  • Original title: FUNDAMENTALS OF NON-EQUILIBRIUM THERMODYNAMICS. 1. CRITIQUE OF THE BENOFY AND QUAY THEORY OF THE STEADY STATE. 2. DERIVATION OF MINIMUM ENTROPY PRODUCTION PRINCIPLES. 3. APPLICATIONS TO SYSTEMS WITH NEW RESULTS.
  • Record ID : 1991-2448
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Indian J. pure appl. Phys. - vol. 28 - n. 11
  • Publication date: 1990/11
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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