Abstract
The foundations of information theory are briefly reviewed. This background is applied to present a self-contained survey on some recent theoretical results on statistical mechanics and thermodynamics of non-equilibrium radiation-matter systems. Such results generalize the Planck and Stefan - Boltzmann laws, and the Wien displacement law. Present and likely future applications in physics, climatology and industrial processes are discussed in some detail.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 57-70 |
Journal | Contemporary Physics |
Volume | 40 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 1999 |