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Maximum path information and the principle of least action for chaotic system

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A path information is defined in connection with the different possible paths of chaotic system moving in its phase space between two cells. On the basis of the assumption that the paths are differentiated by their actions, we show that the maximum path information leads to a path probability distribution as a function of action from which the well known transition probability of Brownian motion can be easily derived. An interesting result is that the most probable paths are just the paths of least action. This suggests that the principle of least action, in a probabilistic situation, is equivalent to the principle of maximization of information or uncertainty associated with the probability distribution.

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  • Wang, Q.A., 2005. "Maximum path information and the principle of least action for chaotic system," Chaos, Solitons & Fractals, Elsevier, vol. 23(4), pages 1253-1258.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:chsofr:v:23:y:2005:i:4:p:1253-1258
    DOI: 10.1016/j.chaos.2004.06.046
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    1. Umberto Lucia, 2014. "The Gouy-Stodola Theorem in Bioenergetic Analysis of Living Systems (Irreversibility in Bioenergetics of Living Systems)," Energies, MDPI, vol. 7(9), pages 1-23, September.

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