Thermodynamic Tree: The Space of Admissible Paths

DOI10.1137/120866919zbMath1283.37009arXiv1201.6315WikidataQ57384847 ScholiaQ57384847MaRDI QIDQ2871324

Alexander N. Gorban

Publication date: 22 January 2014

Published in: SIAM Journal on Applied Dynamical Systems (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1201.6315

zbMATH Keywords

entropy; Lyapunov function; free energy; convex polyhedron; attainability; reeb graph; tree of function

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

90C25: Convex programming

52A41: Convex functions and convex programs in convex geometry

80A30: Chemical kinetics in thermodynamics and heat transfer

37A60: Dynamical aspects of statistical mechanics