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We study nonequilibrium statistical mechanics in the presence of a thermostat acting by random forces, and propose a formula for the rate of entropy productione(μ) in a state μ. When μ is a natural nonequilibrium steady state we show thate(μ)≥0, and sometimes we can provee(μ)>0.
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Ruelle, D. Positivity of entropy production in the presence of a random thermostat. J Stat Phys 86, 935–951 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02183609
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02183609