Isotropic submanifolds generated by the maximum entropy principle and Onsager reciprocity relations (Q2573503)

The Maximum Entropy Principle (MEP) makes it possible to select a probability distribution that maximises the entropy functional under some linear or nonlinear constraints. It defines in a natural way a Morse family and a related isotropic submanifold of an infinite-dimensional linear symplectic space. This geometric approach becomes useful when dealing with the MEP with nonlinear constraints and it allows one to derive Onsager-like reciprocity relations as a consequence of the isotropy.