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The Onsager reciprocal relation for a linear dissipative system with two fluxes is derived within the framework of a phenomenological approach using the property of nonnegative definiteness of the dissipative function. It is established that the Onsager relations are valid when the generalized fluxes are zero for nonzero generalized thermodynamic forces. In the general case, the Onsager reciprocal relations can be phenomenologically derived based on the theory of matrices and determinants or on the Prigogine principle of the entropy production minimum.
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Translated from Pis’ma v Zhurnal Tekhnichesko\(\overset{\lower0.5em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\smile}$}}{l} \) Fiziki, Vol. 29, No. 16, 2003, pp. 39–44.
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Mamedov, M.M. Phenomenological derivation of the Onsager reciprocal relations. Tech. Phys. Lett. 29, 676–678 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1606786
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1606786