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Introduction to Thermodynamics of Irreversible Processes
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Diffusion in multi-component systems with no or dense sources and sinks for vacancies
TL;DR: In this article, general equations for the multi-component diffusion in crystalline systems are derived in the framework of Onsager's non-equilibrium thermodynamics, where the concentration of vacancies, which mediate diffusion of substitutional atoms, may follow different rules depending on whether there is a sufficient density of sources and sinks to keep the local vacancy concentration in equilibrium.
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Entropy in evolution
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A new approach to analysis and optimization of evaporative cooling system I: Theory
TL;DR: In this article, the recently developed entransy theory is extended to tackle the coupled heat and mass transfer processes so as to analyze and optimize the performance of evaporative cooling systems.
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On the Commonality Between Theoretical Models for Fluid and Solid Friction, Wear and Tribochemistry
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Consciousness as a phenomenon in the operational architectonics of brain organization: Criticality and self-organization considerations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue that the subjective mental reality and the objective neurobiological reality are intimately connected along a unified metastable continuum and are both guided by the universal laws of the physical world such as criticality, self-organization and emergence.