The constructal theory is based on the thought that flow architecture is a consequence of a principle of maximization of flow access, in time, and in flow configuration that is free to be realised. The principle of maxima for the variation of the entropy due to irreversibility represents a general principle of investigation for the stability of open systems, by which it is possible to predict some macroscopic shapes, originated by the spatial organisation, in Nature, both in living and in non-living objects. Its statistical meaning has recently been introduced. Here a statistical and dynamical interpretation for the entropy due to irreversibility is proposed as a foundation of the constructal theory.

Statistical approach of the irreversible entropy variation / Lucia, Umberto. - In: PHYSICA. A. - ISSN 0378-4371. - STAMPA. - 387:14(2008), pp. 3454-3460. [10.1016/j.physa.2008.02.002]

Statistical approach of the irreversible entropy variation

LUCIA, UMBERTO
2008

Abstract

The constructal theory is based on the thought that flow architecture is a consequence of a principle of maximization of flow access, in time, and in flow configuration that is free to be realised. The principle of maxima for the variation of the entropy due to irreversibility represents a general principle of investigation for the stability of open systems, by which it is possible to predict some macroscopic shapes, originated by the spatial organisation, in Nature, both in living and in non-living objects. Its statistical meaning has recently been introduced. Here a statistical and dynamical interpretation for the entropy due to irreversibility is proposed as a foundation of the constructal theory.
2008
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