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physics.chem-ph2018
On the Validity of the Assumption of Local Equilibrium in Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics
Arieh Ben-Naim
The extension of equilibrium thermodynamics to non-equilibrium systems is based on the assumption of "local equilibrium," followed by the assumption that an entropy-density functio…
physics.chem-ph2017
Can entropy be defined for and the Second Law applied to the entire universe?
Arieh Ben-Naim
This article provides answers to the two questions posed in the title. It is argued that, contrary to many statements made in the literature, neither entropy, nor the Second Law ma…