Thermodynamic forces, flows, and Onsager coefficients in complex networks
Thermodynamic forces, flows, and Onsager coefficients in complex networks
In this paper the linear theory of nonequilibrium thermodynamics, developed by Onsager and others, is applied to random networks with arbitrary degree distribution. Using the well-known methods of nonequilibrium thermodynamics we identify thermodynamic forces and their conjugated flows induced in networks as a result of single node degree perturbation. The …