Lucia, Umberto; Sciubba, Enrico - In: Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications 392 (2013) 17, pp. 3634-3639
The entropy approach to the evolution of open systems is analyzed, using Lotka’s principle as a starting point. A Lagrangian is sought after to develop an analytical method for the evaluation of the stationary states of open irreversible systems. The stationary conditions for open systems are...