The Maximum Entropy Rate Description of a Thermodynamic System in a Stationary Non-Equilibrium State
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- 29 October 2009
- Vol. 11 (4), 675-687
- https://doi.org/10.3390/e11040675
Abstract
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.Keywords
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