TY - JOUR
T1 - Thermodynamics of the general diffusion process
T2 - Time-reversibility and entropy production
AU - Qian, Hong
AU - Qian, Min
AU - Tang, Xiang
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Elliptic equation
KW - Entropy production
KW - Invariant measure
KW - Macromolecular mechanics
KW - Thermodynamics
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/0036243184
U2 - 10.1023/A:1015109708454
DO - 10.1023/A:1015109708454
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0036243184
SN - 0022-4715
VL - 107
SP - 1129
EP - 1141
JO - Journal of Statistical Physics
JF - Journal of Statistical Physics
IS - 5-6
ER -