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Entropy: The Markov Ordering Approach
The focus of this article is on entropy and Markov processes. We study the
properties of functionals which are invariant with respect to monotonic
transformations and analyze two invariant "additivity" properties: (i)
existence of a monotonic transformation which makes the functional additive
with respect to the joining of independent systems and (ii) existence of a
monotonic transformation which makes the functional additive with respect to
the partitioning of the space of states. All Lyapunov functionals for Markov
chains which have properties (i) and (ii) are derived. We describe the most
general ordering of the distribution space, with respect to which all
continuous-time Markov processes are monotonic (the {\em Markov order}). The
solution differs significantly from the ordering given by the inequality of
entropy growth. For inference, this approach results in a convex compact set of
conditionally "most random" distributions.Comment: 50 pages, 4 figures, Postprint version. More detailed discussion of
the various entropy additivity properties and separation of variables for
independent subsystems in MaxEnt problem is added in Section 4.2.
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Entropy: The Markov Ordering Approach
The focus of this article is on entropy and Markov processes. We study the properties of functionals which are invariant with respect to monotonic transformations and analyze two invariant “additivity” properties: (i) existence of a monotonic transformation which makes the functional additive with respect to the joining of independent systems and (ii) existence of a monotonic transformation which makes the functional additive with respect to the partitioning of the space of states. All Lyapunov functionals for Markov chains which have properties (i) and (ii) are derived. We describe the most general ordering of the distribution space, with respect to which all continuous-time Markov processes are monotonic (the Markov order). The solution differs significantly from the ordering given by the inequality of entropy growth. For inference, this approach results in a convex compact set of conditionally “most random” distributions
Legendre integrators, post-processing and quasiequilibrium
A toolbox for the development and reduction of the dynamical models of nonequilibrium systems is presented. The main components of this toolbox are: Legendre integrators, dynamical post-processing, and the thermodynamic projector. The thermodynamic projector is the tool to transform almost any anzatz to a thermodynamically consistent model. The post-processing is the cheapest way to improve the solution obtained by the Legendre integrators. Legendre integrators give the opportunity to solve linear equations instead of nonlinear ones for quasiequilibrium ("maximum entropy", MaxEnt) approximations. The essentially new element of this toolbox, the method of thermodynamic projector, is demonstrated on application to the FENE-P model of polymer kinetic theory. The multi-peak model of polymer dynamics is developed
1 st Prize
In 2013, Entropy instituted the “Best Paper ” award to recognize outstanding papers in the area of entropy and information studies published in Entropy [1]. We are pleased to announce the “Entropy Best Paper Award ” for 2014. Nominations were selected by the Editor-in-Chief and designated Editorial Board Members from all the papers published in 2010. Reviews and research papers were evaluated separately. We gladly announce that the following three papers have won the Entropy Best Paper Award in 2014