Informational-statistical thermodynamics of a dissipative system in a steady state

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications

Volumn 235, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 345-368

  Hassan, Sergio A ^a   Vasconcellos, Aurea R ^a   Luzzi, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHTING; OPTICAL PUMPING; PLASMAS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; THERMODYNAMICS;

DISSIPATIVE SYSTEM; MACROSCOPIC STATE; POLAR SEMICONDUCTOR; STEADY STATE;

STATISTICAL MECHANICS;

EID: 0031076436     PISSN: 03784371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4371(96)00360-3     Document Type: Article

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