Entropy Production — Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics

A heat conductor between hot reservoir T_H and cold T_C. Particles carry energy; heat flux J creates irreversible entropy at rate σ = J·(1/T_C − 1/T_H) ≥ 0 (second law). Drive the system away from equilibrium and watch entropy accumulate.

Heat flux J (W)
σ (W/K) entropy prod. rate
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ΔS_total (J/K)
Carnot η