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We analyze different mechanisms of entropy production in statistical mechanics, and propose formulas for the entropy production ratee(μ) in a state μ. When μ is steady state describing the long term behavior of a system we show thate(μ)≥0, and sometimes we can provee(μ)>0.
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Ruelle, D. Positivity of entropy production in nonequilibrium statistical mechanics. J Stat Phys 85, 1–23 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02175553
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