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Minimum dissipation principle in stationary non-equilibrium states. (English) Zbl 1142.82343

Summary: We generalize to non equilibrium states Onsager’s minimum dissipation principle. We also interpret this principle and some previous results in terms of optimal control theory. Entropy production plays the role of the cost necessary to drive the system to a prescribed macroscopic configuration.

MSC:

82C05 Classical dynamic and nonequilibrium statistical mechanics (general)
82C35 Irreversible thermodynamics, including Onsager-Machlup theory
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