G Grinstein and R Linsker 2007 J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 40 9717 doi:10.1088/1751-8113/40/31/N01
G Grinstein and R Linsker
Show affiliationsWe show that (1) an error invalidates the derivation (Dewar 2005 J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 38 L371) of the maximum entropy production (MaxEP) principle for systems far from equilibrium, for which the constitutive relations are nonlinear; and (2) the claim (Dewar 2003 J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 36 631) that the phenomenon of 'self-organized criticality' is a consequence of MaxEP for slowly driven systems is unjustified.
Issue 31 (3 August 2007)
Received 13 April 2007
Published 19 July 2007
G Grinstein and R Linsker 2007 J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 40 9717
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