Thermodynamics of the general diffusion process: Time-reversibility and entropy production

  • Hong Qian
  • , Min Qian
  • , Xiang Tang

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Abstract

We introduce an axiomatic thermodynamic theory for the general diffusion process and prove a theorem concerning entropy and irreversibility: the equivalence among time-reversibility, zero entropy production, symmetricity of the stationary diffusion process, and a potential condition.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1129-1141
Number of pages13
JournalJournal of Statistical Physics
Volume107
Issue number5-6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2002

Keywords

  • Elliptic equation
  • Entropy production
  • Invariant measure
  • Macromolecular mechanics
  • Thermodynamics

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