Tentative statistical interpretation of non-equilibrium entropy
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We suggest a certain statistical interpretation for the entropy produced in driven thermodynamic processes. The exponential function of the irreversible entropy re-weights the probability of the standard Ornstein-Uhlenbeck-type thermodynamic fluctuations. ∗E-mail: [email protected]
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