THE STATISTICAL THERMODYNAMICS OF STEADY-STATES

Authors
TZENG WJ CHEN CC
Citation
Wj. Tzeng et Cc. Chen, THE STATISTICAL THERMODYNAMICS OF STEADY-STATES, Physics letters. A, 246(1-2), 1998, pp. 52-54
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
Physics letters. A → ACNP
ISSN journal
03759601
Volume
246
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
52 - 54
Database
ISI
SICI code
0375-9601(1998)246:1-2<52:TSTOS>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
Postulating the smoothness of the phase space distribution function, a s done by Tuckerman ct al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 78 (1997) 2042], we show that the phase space density is conserved when a proper smooth geometr ical factor (the Jacobian) can be defined and is correctly taken into account. As a result, many thermodynamic concepts can be carried over to characterize the non-equilibrium steady state. (C) 1998 Elsevier Sc ience B.V.