The fourth law of thermodynamics: steepest entropy ascent

GP Beretta - … Transactions of the Royal Society A, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
When thermodynamics is understood as the science (or art) of constructing effective models
of natural phenomena by choosing a minimal level of description capable of capturing the …

Dynamic maximum entropy reduction

V Klika, M Pavelka, P Vágner, M Grmela - Entropy, 2019 - mdpi.com
Any physical system can be regarded on different levels of description varying by how
detailed the description is. We propose a method called Dynamic MaxEnt (DynMaxEnt) that …

Decoherence predictions in a superconducting quantum processor using the steepest-entropy-ascent quantum thermodynamics framework

JA Montañez-Barrera, MR von Spakovsky… - Physical Review A, 2022 - APS
The current stage of quantum computing technology, called noisy intermediate-scale
quantum technology, is characterized by large errors that prohibit it from being used for real …

Steepest-entropy-ascent quantum thermodynamic modeling of the relaxation process of isolated chemically reactive systems using density of states and the concept of …

G Li, MR von Spakovsky - Physical Review E, 2016 - APS
This paper presents a study of the nonequilibrium relaxation process of chemically reactive
systems using steepest-entropy-ascent quantum thermodynamics (SEAQT). The trajectory of …

Generalized thermodynamic relations for a system experiencing heat and mass diffusion in the far-from-equilibrium realm based on steepest entropy ascent

G Li, MR von Spakovsky - Physical Review E, 2016 - APS
This paper presents a nonequilibrium thermodynamic model for the relaxation of a local,
isolated system in nonequilibrium using the principle of steepest entropy ascent (SEA) …

Generalization of the Dynamical Lack-of-Fit Reduction from GENERIC to GENERIC

M Pavelka, V Klika, M Grmela - Journal of Statistical Physics, 2020 - Springer
The lack-of-fit statistical reduction, developed and formulated first by Bruce Turkington, is a
general method taking Liouville equation for probability density (detailed level) and …

[图书][B] Bioenergetics: a bridge across life and universe

D Juretic - 2021 - taylorfrancis.com
Bioenergetics deals with the very first energy transformation steps performed by living cells.
Increased dissipation is the primary effect of processing external energy packages. Enzyme …

Steepest-entropy-ascent model of mesoscopic quantum systems far from equilibrium along with generalized thermodynamic definitions of measurement and reservoir

G Li, MR von Spakovsky - Physical Review E, 2018 - APS
This paper presents a nonequilibrium, first-principles, thermodynamic-ensemble-based
model for the relaxation process of interacting nonequilibrium systems. This model is …

Steepest entropy ascent quantum thermodynamic model of electron and phonon transport

G Li, MR von Spakovsky, C Hin - Physical Review B, 2018 - APS
An advanced nonequilibrium thermodynamic model for electron and phonon transport is
formulated based on the steepest-entropy-ascent quantum thermodynamics framework. This …

Relaxation dynamics of nonresonant excitation transfer processes assisted by coherent phonon environment

T Morishita, K Kobayashi… - Japanese Journal of …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
In this study, the steepest-entropy-ascent quantum thermodynamics (SEAQT) framework is
used to investigate the excitation transfer (ET) dynamics of two-level nanosystems (TLSs) …