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Analysis of Homogeneous/Heterogeneous Reactions in an Electrohydrodynamic Environment Utilizing the Second Law [PDF]
Micromachines, 2023 In this study, we investigate what happens to entropy in the presence of electrokinetic phenomena. It is speculated that the microchannel has an asymmetrical and slanted configuration.
Farida Aslam +3 more
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Why Do We Believe in the Second Law? [PDF]
, 2002 Claims of exceptions to the second law of thermodynamics are generally met with extreme skepticism that is quite reasonable given the great confidence placed in the second law. But what specifically is the basis for that confidence?
Todd L. Duncan
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Decoherence, chaos, and the second law [PDF]
Physical Review Letters, 1994 We investigate implications of decoherence for quantum systems which are classically chaotic. We show that, in open systems, the rate of von Neumann entropy production quickly reaches an asymptotic value which is: (i) independent of the system-environment coupling, (ii) dictated by the dynamics of the system, and (iii) dominated by the largest Lyapunov
Zurek, Wojciech Hubert, Paz, Juan Pablo
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Entropy, Holography, and the Second Law [PDF]
Physical Review Letters, 2004 The geometric entropy in quantum field theory is not a Lorentz scalar and has no invariant meaning, while the black hole entropy is invariant. Renormalization of entropy and energy for reduced density matrices may lead to the negative free energy even if no boundary conditions are imposed.
A. Peres +15 more
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The Second Law and Entropy Misconceptions Demystified [PDF]
Entropy, 2020 The challenges and claims of hypothetical violations of the Second Law of thermodynamics have been a topic of many scientific, philosophical and social publications, even in the most prestigious scientific journals.
Milivoje M. Kostic
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Second Law and Its Amendment: The Axiom of No-Reversible Directions Revisited [PDF]
Entropy, 2023 A toy model is used to describe the following steps to achieve the no-reversible-direction axiom in a tutorial manner: (i) choose a state space results in the balance equations on state space which are linear in the process directions, (ii) avoid a ...
Wolfgang Muschik
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The Second Law of Thermodynamics as a Force Law. [PDF]
Entropy (Basel), 2018 The second law of thermodynamics states the increase of entropy, Delta S > 0, for real processes from state A to state B at constant energy from chemistry over biological life and engines to cosmic events. The connection of entropy to information, phase-space and heat is helpful, but does not immediately convince observers of the validity and ...
Schlitter J.
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A Quantum Violation of the Second Law? [PDF]
Physical Review Letters, 2006 An apparent violation of the second law of thermodynamics occurs when an atom coupled to a zero-temperature bath, being necessarily in an excited state, is used to extract work from the bath. Here the fallacy is that it takes work to couple the atom to the bath and this work must exceed that obtained from the atom.
Ford, G. W., O'Connell, R. F.
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Landauer Principle and the Second Law in a Relativistic Communication Scenario [PDF]
EntropyThe problem of formulating thermodynamics in a relativistic scenario remains unresolved, although many proposals exist in the literature. The challenge arises due to the intrinsic dynamic structure of spacetime as established by the general theory of ...
Yuri J. Alvim, Lucas C. Céleri
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Second Law and Non-Equilibrium Entropy of Schottky Systems—Doubts and Verification– [PDF]
Entropy, 2018 Meixner’s historical remark in 1969 “... it can be shown that the concept of entropy in the absence of equilibrium is in fact not only questionable but that it cannot even be defined....” is investigated from today’s insight ...
Wolfgang Muschik
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