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SUMMARY:Maximum entropy production and climate modelling: an overview of t
 heory and applications - Dewar\, R (The Australian National University)
DTSTART:20100823T143000Z
DTEND:20100823T153000Z
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CONTACT:Mustapha Amrani
DESCRIPTION:Since the work of Onsager in the 1930s\, Maximum Entropy Produ
 ction (MaxEP) has been proposed in various guises as a thermodynamic selec
 tion principle governing the macroscopic behaviour of non-equilibrium syst
 ems. \n\nWhile some encouragingly realistic predictions have been obtained
  from MaxEP in a diverse range of non-equilibrium systems across physics\,
  chemistry and biology  including climate systems  two outstanding questio
 ns have hindered its wider adoption as a mainstream predictive tool: What 
 is the theoretical basis for MaxEP? And what is the appropriate entropy pr
 oduction to be maximised in any given problem? \n\nIn this introductory ta
 lk I will summarise recent progress towards answering these questions\, an
 d outline some implications for the practical role of MaxEP in climate mod
 elling. \n
LOCATION:Seminar Room 1\, Newton Institute
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