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The behaviour of the entropy during transitions far from thermodynamic equilibrium

The Brownian motion of nonlinear oscillators imbedded in a heat bath is studied. For the excitation of sustained oscillations, realized by van der Pol oscillators, the entropy is calculated in the limit of weak dissipation and weak noise. At fixed average energy the entropy decreases monotonically if the feedback strength increases.
Year of publication:
1988
Authors: Engel-Herbert, H. ; Ebeling, W.
Published in:
Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. - Elsevier, ISSN 0378-4371. - Vol. 149.1988, 1, p. 182-194
Publisher: Elsevier
Type of publication: Article
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