The tendency of the entropy to a maximum as an isolated system is relaxed to the
equilibrium (the second law of thermodynamics) has been known since the mid-19th …

Persistent misconceptions existing for dozens of years and influencing progress in various
fields of science are sometimes encountered in the scientific and especially, the popular …

The present paper contributes to the classic thermodynamic analysis of photosynthesis.
Photosynthesis is a complex endothermic process involving two kinds of matter; substance …

A theory to predict the steady-state position of a dissipative flow-controlled system, as
defined by a control volume, is developed based on the maximum entropy principle of …

The maximum entropy production principle (MEPP) was repeatedly and independently
proposed in the mid-20th century in various fields of physics and proved to be extremely …

We determine the initial condition on the laminar-turbulent boundary closest to the laminar
state using nonlinear optimization for plane Couette flow. Resorting to the general evolution …

A set of disordered interacting building blocks may form ordered structures by means of a
self-assembling process. An external intervention in the system by adding a chemical …

A model of heat fluxes over a dry land surface is proposed based on the theory of maximum
entropy production (MEP) as a special case of the maximum entropy principle (MaxEnt) …

While behavior of equilibrium systems is well understood, evolution of nonequilibrium ones
is much less clear. Yet, many researches have suggested that the principle of the maximum …

Recent advances in materials science lead to the emergence of novel materials to address
current energy and environmental challenges, such as energy-intensive manufacturing …