entropy production

collocation in English

meaningsofentropyandproduction

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entropy
noun[U]
uk
/ˈen.trə.pi/us
/ˈen.trə.pi/
social science
the amount of order or lack of order in ...
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production
noun
uk
/prəˈdʌk.ʃən/us
/prəˈdʌk.ʃən/
the process of making or growing goods to ...
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(Definition ofentropyandproductionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In contrast, explicit time discretization, discussed in the next example, leads toentropyproduction.
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The positive-definiteentropyproductionrate and the conjugate flux-force pair s are rigorously defined for each transport process.
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The association of life with the production of entropy is also noted, and the possibility of evaluating planetaryentropyproductionby telescopic observation is discussed.
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These systems dissipate some of their order throughentropyproductionbut increase their overall organization while doing so.
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However, as it does so, the temperature difference over which the flux operates is reduced and so a maximum inentropyproductionis reached.
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It has been proposed that a state of maximumentropyproductioncould be relevant.
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The negative of the right-hand side can be take as the rate ofentropyproductionin the system.
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This effect is a direct result ofentropyproductionon particle paths in the flow.
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We employ a comparison principle as the main tool for entropy stability analysis, comparing theentropyproductionof a given scheme against properly chosen entropyconservative schemes.
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For many purposes, a simple zonal or vertical model will do, and the results do not depend significantly on whetherentropyproductionis maximized, or some other similar property.
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Aoki suggests that thisentropyproductionpattern may be a characteristic of living things.
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The system is an adiabatic closed system, so the entropy increase during the mixing of the two gases is equal to theentropyproduction.
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As the system is in equilibrium there are no irreversible processes so theentropyproductionis zero.
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It does not imply that the ensemble averagedentropyproductionis non-negative at all times.
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Paltridge himself nowadays tends to prefer to think in terms of the dissipation function rather than in terms of rate ofentropyproduction.
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If, in contrast, the process is natural, and can really occur, with irreversibility, then there isentropyproduction, with.
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It is also possible thatentropyproductionwill cease and the universe will achieve heat death.
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