H-theorem
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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.
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where Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \sigma} is the entropy source strength, given by (Eq 36 Chap IX Ref. 2)
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where the function C() represents binary collisions. At equilibrium, Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \sigma = 0} .
Boltzmann's H-function
Boltzmann's H-function is defined by (Eq. 5.66 Ref. 3):
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where Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle {\mathbf V}} is the molecular velocity. A restatement of the H-theorem is
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Gibbs's H-function
See also
References
- L. Boltzmann "", Wiener Ber. 63 pp. 275- (1872)
- Sybren R. De Groot and Peter Mazur "Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics", Dover Publications
- Robert Zwanzig "Nonequilibrium Statistical Mechanics", Oxford University Press (2001)