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Fluctuations and Irreversible Processes

Onsager, L., Machlup, S.·1953·Physical Review
DOI 10.1103/physrev.91.1505
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The probability of a given succession of (nonequilibrium) states of a spontaneously fluctuating thermodynamic system is calculated, on the assumption that the macroscopic variables defining a state are Gaussian random variables whose average behavior is given by the laws governing irreversible processes.This probability can be expressed in terms of the dissipation function; the resulting relation, which is an extension of Boltzmann's principle, shows the statistical significance of the dissipation function. From the form of the relation, the principle of least dissipation of energy becomes evident by inspection.

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Authors
Onsager, L., & Machlup, S.
Venue
Physical Review
Publisher
American Physical Society (APS)
Published
1953-09-15
Volume
91
Issue
6
Pages
1505-1512
ISSN
0031-899X (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1103/physrev.91.1505
OpenAlex
W2031320386
Cited by
1,766
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12
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18.42
Type
journal article
Language
en
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