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arxiv: cond-mat/0409459 · v1 · submitted 2004-09-17 · ❄️ cond-mat.stat-mech

Kirchhoff's Loop Law and the maximum entropy production principle

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In contrast to the standard derivation of Kirchhoff's loop law, which invokes electric potential, we show, for the linear planar electric network in a stationary state at the fixed temperature,that loop law can be derived from the maximum entropy production principle. This means that the currents in network branches are distributed in such a way as to achieve the state of maximum entropy production.

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