{
  "id": "cond-mat/0409459",
  "version": "v1",
  "published": "2004-09-17T14:51:22.000Z",
  "updated": "2004-09-17T14:51:22.000Z",
  "title": "Kirchhoff's Loop Law and the maximum entropy production principle",
  "authors": [
    "P. Zupanovic",
    "D. Juretic",
    "S. Botric"
  ],
  "comment": "revtex4, 5 pages, 2 figures",
  "doi": "10.1103/PhysRevE.70.056108",
  "categories": [
    "cond-mat.stat-mech"
  ],
  "abstract": "In contrast to the standard derivation of Kirchhoff's loop law, which invokes electric potential, we show, for the linear planar electric network in a stationary state at the fixed temperature,that loop law can be derived from the maximum entropy production principle. This means that the currents in network branches are distributed in such a way as to achieve the state of maximum entropy production.",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "version": "v1",
      "updated": "2004-09-17T14:51:22.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "analyses": {
    "keywords": [
      "maximum entropy production principle",
      "kirchhoffs loop law",
      "linear planar electric network",
      "invokes electric potential",
      "network branches"
    ],
    "tags": [
      "journal article"
    ],
    "publication": {
      "publisher": "APS",
      "journal": "Phys. Rev. E"
    },
    "note": {
      "typesetting": "RevTeX",
      "pages": 5,
      "language": "en",
      "license": "arXiv",
      "status": "editable"
    }
  }
}