A general method of constructing dissipative equations is developed, following Ehrenfest's idea of coarse-graining. Explicit entropy production formula is established. A new dissipative kinetic equation extending Vlasov's mean field approximation is derived. for LaTeX users @article{ANGorban2001-63, author = {A. N. Gorban and I. V. Karlin and H. C. \"Ottinger and L. L. Tatarinova}, title = {Ehrenfest's argument extended to a formalism of nonequilibrium thermodynamics}, journal = {Phys. Rev. E}, volume = {63}, pages = {066124}, year = {2001} }
\bibitem{ANGorban2001-63} A.N. Gorban, I.V. Karlin, H.C. \"Ottinger, L.L. Tatarinova, Ehrenfest's argument extended to a formalism of nonequilibrium thermodynamics, Phys. Rev. E {\bf 63} (2001) 066124 (6 pages).ANGorban2001-63 A.N. Gorban, I.V. Karlin, H.C. \"Ottinger, L.L. Tatarinova Ehrenfest's argument extended to a formalism of nonequilibrium thermodynamics Phys. Rev. E,63,2001,066124 (6 pages) |