On the problem of formulating principles in nonequilibrium thermodynamicsŽupanović, Paško (Avtor) Kuić, Domagoj (Avtor) Juretić, Davor (Avtor) Dobovišek, Andrej (Avtor) thermodynamicsentropyrelaxationstationary processentropy productionIn this work, we consider the choice of a system suitable for the formulation of principles in nonequilibrium thermodynamics. It is argued that an isolated system is a much better candidate than a system in contact with a bath. In other words, relaxation processes rather than stationary processes are more appropriate for the formulation of principles in nonequilibrium thermodynamics. Arguing that slow varying relaxation can be described with quasi-stationary process, it is shown for two special cases, linear nonequilibrium thermodynamics and linearized Boltzmann equation, that solutions of these problems are in accordance with the maximum entropy production principle.MDPI20102012-06-07 11:14:32Znanstveno delo35466ISSN: 1099-4300UDK: 536COBISS_ID: 17555976DOI: 10.3390/e12040926ISSN pri članku: 1099-4300NUK URN: URN:SI:UM:DK:7VJMA6ZNsl