We analyze some models of nonequilibrium systems proposed in the past decade which derive the laws of irreversible thermodynamics from deterministic dynamics. We find that these models do not posses the crucial property of local thermodynamic equilibrium, since they represent noninteracting...

We consider the effect of shear and normal viscous pressures on the non-equilibrium entropy of ideal gases in Couette flow. These results extend the previous ones (Bidar et al., Physica A 233 (1996) 163), where normal pressure effects were ignored. Furthermore, we analyze the non-equilibrium...

We revisit some aspects of the foundations of the q-non-extensive thermostatistical formalism, which are particularly relevant to its astronomical applications. We analyse some important features of escort mean values and escort distributions, in connection with the dynamical evolution of...

The Fisher–Shannon statistical measure of complexity is analyzed for a continuous manifold of quantum observables. It is shown that evaluating this measure only in the configuration or in the momentum spaces does not provide an adequate characterization of the complexity of some quantum...

We present a new information theoretic approach for network characterizations. It is developed to describe the general type of networks with n nodes and L directed and weighted links, i.e., it also works for the simpler undirected and unweighted networks. The new information theoretic measures...

In this paper we consider an information theoretic approach for the accounting classification process. We propose a matrix formalism and an algorithm for calculations of information theoretic measures associated to accounting classification. The formalism may be useful for further...

In this paper we propose to use the principle of absence of arbitrage opportunities in its entropic interpretation to obtain the distribution of stock price fluctuations by maximizing its information entropy. We show that this approach leads to a physical description of the underlying dynamics...

We show, starting from first principles, that thermodynamics’ first law can be microscopically obtained for Fisher's information measure without need of invoking the adiabatic theorem. Further, it is proved that enforcing the Fisher-first law requirements in a process in which the probability...

Thermodynamics’ first law (TFL), although undoubtedly true because of its many verified consequences, rests on a rather weak experimental foundation in the sense that, as pointed out by Pippard, its path-independent aspect cannot be said to have been directly verified. From the theoretical...

In the postgenome era many efforts have been dedicated to systematically elucidate the complex web of interacting genes and proteins. These efforts include experimental and computational methods. Microarray technology offers an opportunity for monitoring gene expression level at the genome...