Molecular Theory of Irreversibility

Details Molecular Theory of Irreversibility Molecular Theory of Irreversibility

2005-09-19

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0509491v2

The Journal of Chemical Physics 123, 204108 (2005)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Statistical Mechanics

Scientific paper

10.1063/1.2131059

A generalization of the Gibbs entropy postulate is proposed based on the BBGKY hierarchy as the nonequilibrium entropy for a system of N interacting particles. This entropy satisfies the basic principles of thermodynamics in the sense that it reaches its maximum at equilibrium and is coherent with the second law. By using a generalization of the Liouville equation describing the evolution of the distribution vector, it is demonstrated that the entropy production is a non-negative quantity. Moreover, following the procedure of non-equilibrium thermodynamics a transport matrix is introduced and a microscopic expression for this is derived. This framework allows one to perform the thermodynamic analysis of non-equilibrium steady states which, as proven here, constitute the states of minimum entropy production when one considers small departures from stationarity.

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