Electrical circuit elements stationary states

EXAMPLE 5 STATIONARY STATES IN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT ELEMENTS... [Pg.400]

Therefore, in a circuit element, the entropy production is minimized if the current through the n elements is the same. In an electrical circuit, the relaxation to the stationary state is very fast, and nonuniform values of/are not observed. [Pg.152]

Thus, in a circuit element, the entropy production is minimized when the current is uniform along the circuit. (Feynman [5] indicates he has observed this relation between entropy production and uniformity of electric current.) In the analysis of electrical circuits, the condition that the current should be uniform is usually imposed on the system because we do not observe any charge accumulation in any part of the system. In electrical systems the relaxation to the stationary state of uniform I is extremely rapid, hence non-uniform or discontinuous I are not observed. [Pg.402]

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