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Stability criteria and fluctuations around nonequilibrium states

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Zeitschrift für Physik B Condensed Matter

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A stochastic formulation of the stability of, nonequilibrium states is discussed. An entropy balance equation, including the effect of both the macroscopic evolution and of the fluctuations is derived. In the linear region of thermodynamics Prigogine's minimum entropy production, theorem is extended to include the effect of fluctuations. The latter are shown to reïnforce the return of the system to its steady state distribution.

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  1. C. Van den Broeck

    Present address: Aangesteld Navorser Nationaal Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk, Onderzoek, Belgium

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  1. Faculté des Sciences, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Campus Plaine, B-1050, Bruxelles, Belgium

    Luo Jiu-li & G. Nicolis

  2. Department Natuurkunde, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050, Belgium

    C. Van den Broeck

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Jiu-li, L., Van den Broeck, C. & Nicolis, G. Stability criteria and fluctuations around nonequilibrium states. Z. Physik B - Condensed Matter 56, 165–170 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01469698

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