
Entropy | Selected Papers on Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics
We are pleased to highlight ten notable papers on non-equilibrium thermodynamics published in Entropy (ISSN: 1099-4300) in 2024 and 2025. We invite you to explore these contributions, which reflect recent advances and emerging directions in non-equilibrium thermodynamics.
1. “Fluctuation Theorems for Heat Exchanges between Passive and Active Baths”
by Massimiliano Semeraro, Antonio Suma and Giuseppe Negro
Entropy 2024, 26(6), 439; https://doi.org/10.3390/e26060439
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/26/6/439
2. “Fluctuation Relation for the Dissipative Flux: The Role of Dynamics, Correlations and Heat Baths”
by Xubin Lin Lamberto Rondoni and Hong Zhao
Entropy 2024, 26(2), 156; https://doi.org/10.3390/e26020156
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/26/2/156
3. “Not All Fluctuations Are Created Equal: Spontaneous Variations in Thermodynamic Function”
by James P. Crutchfield and Cina Aghamohammadi
Entropy 2024, 26(11), 894; https://doi.org/10.3390/e26110894
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/26/11/894
4. “Restoring the Fluctuation–Dissipation Theorem in Kardar–Parisi–Zhang Universality Class through a New Emergent Fractal Dimension”
by Márcio S. Gomes-Filho, Pablo de Castro, Danilo B. Liarte and Fernando A. Oliveira
Entropy 2024, 26(3), 260; https://doi.org/10.3390/e26030260
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/26/3/260
5. “Stochastic Entropy Production for Classical and Quantum Dynamical Systems with Restricted Diffusion”
by Jonathan Dexter and Ian J. Ford
Entropy 2025, 27(4), 383; https://doi.org/10.3390/e27040383
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/27/4/383
6. “Entropy Production in a System of Janus Particles”
by Andrés Arango-Restrepo, Juan David Torrenegra-Rico and J. Miguel Rubi
Entropy 2025, 27(2), 112; https://doi.org/10.3390/e27020112
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/27/2/112
7. “Methods to Calculate Entropy Generation”
by Jude A. Osara and Michael D. Bryant
Entropy 2024, 26(3), 237; https://doi.org/10.3390/e26030237
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/26/3/237
8. “Thermodynamic Insights into Symmetry Breaking: Exploring Energy Dissipation across Diverse Scales”
by Andrés Arango-Restrepo and J. Miguel Rubi
Entropy 2024, 26(3), 231; https://doi.org/10.3390/e26030231
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/26/3/231
9. “Local Equilibrium Approximation in Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics of Diffusion”
by Kim R. Kristiansen and Bjørn Hafskjold
Entropy 2025, 27(4), 400; https://doi.org/10.3390/e27040400
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/27/4/400
by Tatsuaki Wada and Antonio Maria Scarfone
Entropy 2025, 27(7), 710; https://doi.org/10.3390/e27070710
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/27/7/710