Positivity of entropy production in nonequilibrium statistical mechanics

Journal of Statistical Physics

Volumn 85, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 1-23

  Ruelle, David ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT DES HAUTES ÉTUDES SCIENTIFIQUES   (France)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ensemble; Entropy production; Folding entropy; Non equilibrium stationary state; Nonequilibrium statistical mechanics; SRB state: Thermostat

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030510906     PISSN: 00224715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02175553     Document Type: Article

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