Mathematical formalism of nonequilibrium thermodynamics for nonlinear chemical reaction systems with general rate law

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DOI10.1007/S10955-016-1678-6zbMATH Open1364.82047arXiv1604.07115OpenAlexW3102754901MaRDI QIDQ2396576FDOQ2396576

Hong Qian, Hao Ge

Publication date: 8 June 2017

Published in: Journal of Statistical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: This paper studies a mathematical formalism of nonequilibrium thermodynamics for chemical reaction models with N species, M reactions, and general rate law. We establish a mathematical basis for J. W. Gibbs' macroscopic chemical thermodynamics under G. N. Lewis' kinetic law of entire equilibrium (detailed balance in nonlinear chemistry kinetics). In doing so, the equilibrium thermodynamics is then naturally generalized to nonequilibrium settings without detailed balance. The kinetic models are represented by a Markovian jumping process. A generalized macroscopic chemical free energy function and its associated balance equation with nonnegative source and sink are the major discoveries. The proof is based on the large deviation principle of this type of Markov processes. A general fluctuation dissipation theorem for stochastic reaction kinetics is also proved. The mathematical theory illustrates how a novel macroscopic dynamic law can emerges from the mesoscopic kinetics in a multi-scale system.


Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1604.07115





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