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arXiv:math-ph/0507009 · Letters in Mathematical Physics

A Remark on the Strict Positivity of the Entropy Production

Walter H. Aschbacher, Herbert Spohn

Published Jan 1, 2006• 9 citations
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10.1007/s11005-005-0035-5

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