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Boltzmann's H-theorem

Boltzmann's H-theorem states that the entropy of a closed system can only increase in the course of time, and must approach a limit as time tends to infinity.

where is the entropy source strength, given by (Eq 36 Chap IX Ref. 2)

where the function C() represents binary collisions. At equilibrium, .

Boltzmann's H-function

Boltzmann's H-function is defined by (Eq. 5.66 Ref. 3):

where is the molecular velocity. A restatement of the H-theorem is

Gibbs's H-function

See also

References

  1. L. Boltzmann "", Wiener Ber. 63 pp. 275- (1872)
  2. Sybren R. De Groot and Peter Mazur "Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics", Dover Publications
  3. Robert Zwanzig "Nonequilibrium Statistical Mechanics", Oxford University Press (2001)

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