The statistical-mechanical origin of the Bekenstein-Hawking entropy SBH in the induced gravity is discussed. In the framework of the induced gravity models the Einstein action arises as the low energy limit of the effective action of quantum fields. The induced gravitational constant is determined by the masses of the heavy constituents. We established the explicit relation between statistical ...

Black holes are thermodynamic objects, but despite recent progress, the ultimate statistical mechanical origin of black hole temperature and entropy remains mysterious. Here I summarize an approach in which the entropy is viewed as arising from “would-be pure gauge” degrees of freedom that become dynamical at the horizon. For the (2+1)-dimensional black hole, these degrees of freedom can be cou...

Given the three-dimensional structure of a protein, its thermodynamic properties are calculated using a recently introduced distance constraint model (DCM) within a mean-field treatment. The DCM is constructed from a free energy decomposition that partitions microscopic interactions into a variety of constraint types, i.e., covalent bonds, salt-bridges, hydrogen-bonds, and torsional-forces, eac...

Suppose we continue to consider our two systems, and ask what happens if we allow them to exchange volume as well as energy? (We’re placing them in mechanical as well as thermal contact.) Again, the total entropy must be a maximum with respect to exchanges of energy and exchanges of volume. Working through similar mathematics, we find an expression for the change in total entropy and insist tha...

The study of mutual entropy (information) and capacity in classical system was extensively done after Shannon by several authors like Kolmogorov [12] and Gelfand [7]. In quantum systems, there have been several definitions of the mutual entropy for classical input and quantum output [5, 8, 9, 14]. In 1983, the author defined [21] the fully quantum mechanical mutual entropy by means of the relat...

The development of high-entropy (HE) alloys expanded the path of advanced materials research. These alloys with at least 5 principal elements in equiatomic or near equiatomic ratios have the tendency to form solid solutions (SS) phases, usually with FCC and/or BCC structures, instead of intermetallic compounds [1]. This effect is reflected with superior mechanical properties compared with conve...

In spite of excellent corrosion resistance, good ductility and low cost of AISI 316 austenitic stainless steel, the low hardness and poor mechanical charecteristic of material restricts its applicability in several industrial services. To improve upon mechanical properties AlFeCuCrCoNi-WC10 high-entropy alloy coatings were deposited via laser cladding on austentic stainless steel AISI 316 subst...

The majority of studies on high-entropy alloys are focused on their phase, microstructure, and mechanical properties. However, the physical properties of these materials are also encouraging. This paper provides a brief overview of the physical properties of high-entropy alloys. Emphasis is laid on magnetic, electrical, and thermal properties.

We propose a broadly applicable formalism for the description of coarse grained entropy production in quantum mechanical processes. Our formalism is based on the Husimi transform of the quantum state, which encodes the notion that information about any quantum state is limited by the experimental resolution. We show in two analytically tractable cases (the decay of an unstable vacuum state and ...

Current research is probing transport on ever smaller scales. Modeling of the electromagnetic interaction with nanoparticles or small collections of dipoles and its associated energy transport and nonequilibrium characteristics requires a detailed understanding of transport properties. The goal of this paper is to use a nonequilibrium statistical-mechanical method to obtain exact time-correlati...