On the Onsager Variation Principle and its Generalization for Nonlinear Irreversible Thermodynamics

The Onsager variation principle is examined from the viewpoint of the thermodynamic analogue of the D'Alembert principle in mechanics when the irreversible processes are linear and thus the system is near equilibrium. The thermodynamic D'Alembert principle is shown to be a precursor to the Onsager variation principle. The thermodynamic D'Alembert principle is then generalised to the cases of nonlinear irreversible processes occurring removed from equilibrium and a generalised form of the Onsager variation principle is obtained under some restricting conditions. The restricted variation principle so deduced has an accompanying exact differential form generalising the Clausius entropy differential (equilibrium Gibbs relations) and contains in it the essence of the thermodynamics of irreversible processes in systems where non-linear transport processes occur. An example is given for the nonlinear dissipation function in the variation functional. The evolution equations for fluxes are shown to yield those known in the literature.     

A field analysis of nonlinear irreversible thermodynamic processes

The generalized thermodynamic potential analysis of nonlinear irreversible processes precludes the analysis of rotational processes. The nonexistence of scalar potential functions necessitates a thermodynamic analysis of the system forces. A field analysis in the phase space of the generalized displacements and velocities treats the force components as tensors of second order that tend to deform and rotate the irreversible process, which is viewed as an elastic material. The analysis of chemical oscillatory processes involves the introduction of the thermodynamic vector potential, which is subsequently used in the formulation of a variational principle and to define an energy flux vector. The direction of energy flow elucidates the mechanism by which steady motion is maintained and it is a characteristic property of open systems. Field analyses of systems that are described by half and single degrees of freedom are contrasted.     

强迫耗散系统的有序结构和系统的发展(Ⅰ)，最小熵产生原理和有序结构

一个系统的发展总是由不可逆热力过程和非线性动力过程所驱动.将大气动力学方程组同考虑了动能变化的Gibbs关系结合起来构建的熵平衡方程，才能更好地描述大气系统的不可逆热力过程和非线性动力过程.至今非平衡态热力学仅利用Onsager线性唯象关系证明了最小熵产生原理.利用新建立的熵平衡方程和大气动力学方程的性质证明，最小熵产生原理在热力学线性区和非线性区都是普遍成立的.且当热量输送平衡、水汽输送平衡和动量输送平衡时，系统达到不可逆过程最弱的最小熵产生热力学状态.当系统又是动力平衡且无平流时，这种最小熵产生态就是 关键词： 非线性热力学 熵产生 最小熵产生原理 有序结构     

Variational properties of irreversible processes

The thermodynamic integral principle, equivalent to the Onsager theory of irreversible thermodynamics, is analyzed in detail for a purely dissipative system. Different reformulations of the principle are also given together with the derivation of the corresponding Euler—Lagrange equations. One of them, the dual field formulation, is of special interest: It is an exact variational principle in terms of the intensive parameters and their dual fields introduced in place of the thermodynamic current densities. Finally, the possibility of deducing variational statements in terms of volume and surface dissipation functionals is discussed.     

Applicability of minimum entropy generation methodto optimizing thermodynamic cycles

Entropy generation is often used as a figure of merit in thermodynamic cycle optimizations. In this paper, it is shown that the applicability of the minimum entropy generation method to optimizing output power is conditional. The minimum entropy generation rate and the minimum entropy generation number do not correspond to the maximum output power when the total heat into the system of interest is not prescribed. For the cycles whose working medium is heated or cooled by streams with prescribed inlet temperatures and prescribed heat capacity flow rates, it is theoretically proved that both the minimum entropy generation rate and the minimum entropy generation number correspond to the maximum output power when the virtual entropy generation induced by dumping the used streams into the environment is considered. However, the minimum principle of entropy generation is not tenable in the case that the virtual entropy generation is not included, because the total heat into the system of interest is not fixed. An irreversible Carnot cycle and an irreversible Brayton cycle are analysed. The minimum entropy generation rate and the minimum entropy generation number do not correspond to the maximum output power if the heat into the system of interest is not prescribed.     

On the construction of an extended thermodynamic framework for irreversible processes

It is shown that the practice in extended irreversible thermodynamics of raising the physical fluxes, such asq, the heat flux density, etc. to the status of independent thermodynamic variables does not meet the basic thermodynamic requirements nor in a real situation by keeping them constant one can vary the other thermodynamic independent variables. To elucidate this point the phenomena of rigid body heat conduction is used as an illustrative expample. It is argued that the thermometric temperature of systems whether in equilibrium or in nonequilibrium is the same physical entity.     

Applicability of the minimum entropy generation method for optimizing thermodynamic cycles

Entropy generation is often used as a figure of merit in thermodynamic cycle optimizations. In this paper, it is shown that the applicability of the minimum entropy generation method to optimizing output power is conditional. The minimum entropy generation rate and the minimum entropy generation number do not correspond to the maximum output power when the total heat into the system of interest is not prescribed. For the cycles whose working medium is heated or cooled by streams with prescribed inlet temperatures and prescribed heat capacity flow rates, it is theoretically proved that both the minimum entropy generation rate and the minimum entropy generation number correspond to the maximum output power when the virtual entropy generation induced by dumping the used streams into the environment is considered. However, the minimum principle of entropy generation is not tenable in the case that the virtual entropy generation is not included, because the total heat into the system of interest is not fixed. An irreversible Carnot cycle and an irreversible Brayton cycle are analysed. The minimum entropy generation rate and the minimum entropy generation number do not correspond to the maximum output power if the heat into the system of interest is not prescribed.     

Minimum Entropy Production of Neutrino Radiation in the Steady State

A thermodynamic minimum principle valid for photon radiation is shown to hold for arbitrary geometries. It is successfully extended to neutrinos, in the zero mass and chemical potential case, following a parallel development of photon and neutrino statistics. This minimum principle stems more from that of Planck than that of classical Onsager–Prigogine irreversible thermodynamics. Its extension from bosons to fermions suggests that it may have a still wider validity.     

广义不确定性原理下费米气体低温热力学性质

在考虑到广义不确定性原理时, 统计物理中的态密度必须做出修正, 这导致对传统统计物理的所有结果都有不同程度的修正. 在高能、高温条件下, 此修正是颠覆传统观念的, 在低温条件下, 也有一定的修正. 研究了低温条件下考虑到广义不确定性原理时, 理想费米气体和具有弱相互作用费米气体的热力学性质, 分别给出理想费米气体和弱相互作用费米气体的化学势、内能和定容热容的解析表达式, 并以铜电子气体为例进行了具体数值计算, 将计算结果与不考虑广义不确定性原理时的费米气体的热力学性质进行了比较, 探讨了广义不确定性原理对系统热力学性质的影响. 考虑到广义不确定性原理后费米气体的化学势、费米能和基态能增大, 热容减少, 内能随温度的增加先增大, 到某一温度(对于铜电子气体, T/T_F0～0.3)时, 增值为零, 温度再增加内能减少. 这些修正的具体数值主要由粒子数密度决定, 粒子数密度越大, 修正越大.     

弱磁场中弱相互作用费米气体的有限粒子数效应(英文)

由弱磁场中弱相互作用费米气体的配分函数,导出有限粒子数条件下系统的配分函数G(β,N ).在此基础上,运用统计平均方法求解有限粒子数弱相互作用费米气体热力学量的解析表达式,给出各种温度条件下的热力学性质.研究结果表明,有限粒子数效应使各个热力学量都产生了一个修正项,除温度趋于0外,粒子数对化学势的修正项有直接影响,对内能和热容量的修正项并不产生直接影响.并且有限粒子数效应总是降低化学势,从而使化学势的0点向低温漂移,粒子数增大,会削弱这种效应,粒子间的相互排斥会加强这种效应.     

反常磁矩对弱磁场弱相互作用费米气体热力学性质的影响

考虑费米子的反常磁矩, 运用赝势法和热力学理论, 导出弱磁场中弱相互作用费米气体自由能的解析式, 以此为基础给出高温和低温情况下系统热力学性质, 分析反常磁矩对热力学性质的影响机理. 研究表明: 反常磁矩对热力学性质的影响与温度相关, 而且这种影响随温度的上升在低温区是增大的, 在高温区是减小的; 对于系统的化学势、内能, 反常磁矩加强了磁场的影响, 弱化了相互作用的影响; 对于系统的热容量, 反常磁矩在低温区使其减小, 在高温区使其增加.     

强磁场中弱相互作用费米气体的热力学性质

基于赝势法和局域密度近似研究了强磁场中弱相互作用费米气体的热力学性质,得出化学势、总能和热容量的解析式,同时分析了磁场及相互作用对系统热力学性质的影响.研究表明,无论是高温情况还是低温情况下,磁场都能调节相互作用的影响.低温下,与无磁场的系统相比,磁场降低系统的化学势、总能和热容量;与无相互作用系统相比,排斥作用增加化学势而降低总能及热容量.高温下,磁场和排斥作用均可降低系统的总能而增加热容量,强磁场可以改变相互作用对总能及热容量的影响. 关键词： 强磁场 弱相互作用 费米气体 热力学性质     

高压下CaPo弹性性质和热力学性质的第一性原理研究

利用密度泛函理论的平面波赝势方法预测研究了CaPo从岩盐结构(B1结构)到氯化铯结构(B2结构)的相变以及B1结构CaPo高压下的弹性性质以及热力学性质等.通过等焓原理发现B1→B2的相变压力为22.8GPa. 同时计算了B1结构CaPo高压下的弹性常数以及剪切模量、杨氏模量等相关弹性参数,结果发现当压力超过20GPa时,B1结构CaPo开始不稳定了,这和等焓原理所得结果相符合. 最后通过Debye模型成功获取了B1结构C 关键词： 相变 弹性性质 热力学性质 CaPo     

重力场和强磁场中费米气体的热力学性质

基于半经典近似,研究重力场和强磁场共存下费米气体的热力学性质,通过理论解析和数值模拟分析强磁场背景下重力场对系统热力学性质的影响.研究表明:与单纯强磁场相比,重力场的引入使能量及化学势都降低.随温度的上升,重力场对化学势的影响逐渐放大;对热容的影响有极大值.重力场使系统的热容随磁场的振荡几乎不变、使化学势的振荡中心下移.