Abstract
In a recent paper by Gaspard et al. [Physica A 323 (2003) 294] it was shown in detail that the Lorentz diffusive gas is compatible with irreversible thermodynamics at the local-equilibrium level of description. In this short note we point out that this compatibility with irreversible thermodynamics remains valid, but with a larger domain of physical situations, when one includes in the entropy second-order terms of the diffusion flux. © 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 79-83 |
Journal | Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications |
Volume | 377 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Apr 2007 |
Keywords
- Extended entropy
- Irreversible thermodynamics
- Lorentz gas