A thermodynamic parallel of the Braess road-network paradox

2017/03/07 by Kamal Bhattacharyya, Bhattacharyya, Kamal
Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics #Chemical Physics (physics.chem-ph) #FOS: Physical sciences #Physics and Society (physics.soc-ph) #Quantum Mechanics and Applications #Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech) #Statistical Mechanics and Entropy #cond-mat.stat-mech #physics.chem-ph #physics.soc-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1703.02213

9 pages, 2 tables, 4 figures

arxiv created 2017/03/07 · openalex publication_date 2017/03/07 · arxiv updated 2017/03/08 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

We provide here a thermodynamic analog of the Braess road-network paradox with irreversible engines working between reservoirs that are placed at vertices of the network. Paradoxes of different kinds reappear, emphasizing the specialty of the network.

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