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Issue 1 (March 2003) pages 1-60

Pedro C. Marijuán ¹ and Shu-Kun Lin ^2,3
1 Fundación CIRCE, CPS-Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza 50018, Spain.
E-mail: [email protected]
² Molecules Editorial Office, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, Shandong Province, China.
Tel. & fax ++86 532 203 1522 (office) , Tel. ++86 532 203 1860 (office direct), Tel. ++86 532 590 6113 (private)
E-mail: [email protected]
³ Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI), Matthaeusstrasse 11, CH-4057 Basel, Switzerland.
E-mail: [email protected]
Editorial: Papers from the Foundations of Information Science 2002 (FIS 2002)
Entropy 2003, 5[1], 1-2 (Full text in PDF form, 85 K)

Juan G. Roederer ^1,2,*
1 Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska-Fairbanks, Fairbanks AK 99775-7320, USA.
E-mail: [email protected]
² The Abdus Salam Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy.
^* Permanent address Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska-Fairbanks, Fairbanks AK 99775-7320, USA.
E-mail: [email protected]
On the Concept of Information and Its Role in Nature
Entropy 2003, 5[1], 3-33 (Full text in PDF form, 1293 K)

Christian Fuchs
Institute of Design and Technology Assessment, Vienna, University of Technology, Favoritenstr. 9-11, A-1040 Vienna, Austria.
E-mail: [email protected]
The Role of the Individual in the Social Information Process
Entropy 2003, 5[1], 34-60 (Full text in PDF form, 329 K)

Josip Stepanic Jr.^1,*, Igor Bertovic², Josip Kasac^3
1 Department of Quality, Faculty of Mech. Eng. and Naval Arch., University of Zagreb, I. Lucica 1, HR - 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
² Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, P.O.Box 331, HR - 10002, Zagreb, Croatia
³ Department of Control Engineering, Faculty of Mech. Eng. and Naval Arch., University of Zagreb, I. Lucica 1, HR - 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
^* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: [email protected]
Mediated Character of Economic Interactions
Entropy 2003, 5[2], 61-75 (Full text in PDF form, 257 K; Full text in HTML form)

Abir U. Igamberdiev
Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2N2 Canada
Tel.: +1 204 474 6064, Fax: +1 204 474 7528, E-mail: [email protected]
Living Systems are Dynamically Stable by Computing Themselves at the Quantum Level
Entropy 2003, 5[2], 76-87 (Full text in PDF form, 211 K)

Soren Brier
Dept. of Economics and Natural Resources, Rolighedsvej 23, DK-1958 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
E-mail: [email protected], URL: http://www.flec.kvl.dk/personalprofile.asp?id=sbr&p=engelsk
Information Seen as Part of the Development of Living Intelligence: the Five-Leveled Cybersemiotic Framework for FIS
Entropy 2003, 5[2], 88-99 (Full text in PDF form, 228 K)

John Collier
Philosophy, University of Natal, Durban 4041, South Africa. E-mail: [email protected]
Hierarchical Dynamical Information Systems With a Focus on Biology
Entropy 2003, 5[2], 100-124 (Full text in PDF form, 264 K)

Luciano Floridi
Dipartimento di Scienze Filosofiche, Universitá degli Studi di Bari; Faculty of Philosophy, Sub-Faculty of Computation, Information Ethics Group, Oxford University.
Address for correspondence: Wolfson College, OX2 6UD, Oxford, UK.
E-mail: [email protected]
From Data to Semantic Information
Entropy 2003, 5[2], 125-145 (Full text in PDF form, 295 K)

Mark Burgin
Department of Mathematics, University of California, Los Angeles, 405 Hilgard Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90095. E-mail: [email protected]
Information Theory: a Multifaceted Model of Information
Entropy 2003, 5[2], 146-160 (Full text in PDF form, 237 K)

Karl Javorszky
Landhausgasse 4/23, A-1010 Wien, Austria. E-mail: [email protected]
Information Processing in Auto-regulated Systems
Entropy 2003, 5[2], 161-192 (Full text in pdf form, 431 K)

Christophe Menant
Bordeaux France. E-mail: [email protected]
Information and Meaning
Entropy 2003, 5[2], 193-204 (Full text in PDF form, 229 K)

José A. Bea ¹ and Pedro C. Marijuán ^2
1 Mechanical Engineering Department, CPS-University of Zaragoza; María de Luna, 3. E 50018, Zaragoza, Spain. E-mail: [email protected]
² Fundación CIRCE, CPS-University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza 50018, Spain.
E-mail: [email protected]
The Informational Patterns of Laughter
Entropy 2003, 5[2], 205-213 (Full text in PDF form, 321 K)

Pedro C. Marijuán
Fundación CIRCE, CPS-University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza 50018, Spain.
E-mail: [email protected]
Foundations of Information Science: Selected papers from FIS 2002
Entropy 2003, 5[2], 214-219 (Full text in PDF form, 154 K)

Qiuping A. Wang
Institut Supérieur des Matériaux du Mans, 44, Avenue F.A. Bartholdi, 72000 Le Mans, France
E-mail: [email protected]
Extensive Generalization of Statistical Mechanics Based on Incomplete Information Theory
Entropy 2003, 5[2], 220-232 (Full text in PDF form, 283 K)

Hasan Akin
Arts and Sciences Faculty, Department of Mathematics, Harran University; 63100, Sanliurfa, Turkey. E-mail: [email protected]
On the Measure Entropy of Additive Cellular Automata f_oo
Entropy 2003, 5[2], 233-238 (Full text in PDF form, 308 K)

F. Quarati^1,* and P. Quarati^2
1 Dipartimento di Fisica, Universitá di Cagliari, I-09042 Monserrato, Italy
E-mail: [email protected]
² Dipartimento di Fisica, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, I-10129 Torino, Italy, and Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Cagliari, I-09042 Monserrato, Italy
E-mail: [email protected]
^* Present address: Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Scotland, U.K.
Phase Space Cell in Nonextensive Classical Systems
Entropy 2003, 5[2], 239-251 (Full text in PDF form, 302 K)

Christopher G. Jesudason
Chemistry Department, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, W. Malaysia
Tel: (03)-7967-4270, Fax: (03)-7967-4193, E-mail: [email protected]
Some Consequences of an Analysis of the Kelvin-Clausius Entropy Formulation Based on Traditional Axiomatics
Entropy 2003, 5[3], 252-270 (Full text in PDF form, 250 K)

Michel Petitjean
ITODYS (CNRS-Université Paris 7, UMR 7086), 1 rue Guy de la Brosse, 75005 Paris, France
Tel: +33 (1) 4427 4857, Fax: +33 (1) 4427 6814, E-mail: [email protected]
Chirality and Symmetry Measures: A Transdisciplinary Review
Entropy 2003, 5[3], 271-312 (Full text in PDF form, 326 K; Postscript, 373 K)

Issue 4 (December 2003) pages 313-356

Edward Jiménez^1,2,3
1Experimental Economics, Todo1 Services Inc, Miami Fl 33126
²GATE, UMR 5824 CNRS - France
³Research and Development Department, Petroecuador, Quito-Ecuador
E-mail: [email protected]
Present address: Paul Rivet y 6 de Diciembre (Edif EL PINAR), Quito-Ecuador
Quantum Games: Mixed Strategy Nash's Equilibrium Represents Minimum Entropy
Entropy 2003, 5[4], 313-347 (Full text in PDF form, 522 K)

Azzedine Abbaci
Faculté des Sciences, Département de Chimie, Université Badji Mokhtar, B.P.12, El-Hadjar, Annaba (23200), Algeria
Phone +213-38-87-67-65, Fax +213-38-87-67-65, E-mail: [email protected]
Behavior of the Thermodynamic Properties of Binary Mixtures near the Critical Azeotrope
Entropy 2003, 5[4], 348-356 (Full text in PDF form, 253 K)

Issue 5 (December 2003) pages 357-530
Special Issue: Entropy Generation in Thermal Systems and Processes

Guest Editor: Ibrahim Dincer
School of Manufacturing Engineering, University of Ontario Institute of Technology,
2000 Simcoe Street North Oshawa, Ontario L1H 7K4, Canada.
Tel: 905-721-3111 (Ex: 2573), Fax: 905-721-3140, E-mail: [email protected]
Editorial: Special Issue on Entropy Generation in Thermal Systems and Processes
Entropy 2003, 5[5], 357. (Full text in PDF form, 7 K)

Shohel Mahmud¹ and Roydon Andrew Fraser^2
1,2 Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Tel. +1 519 888 4567; Fax +1 519 888 6197; E-mail: ¹ [email protected] , ² [email protected]
Free Convection and Irreversibility Analysis inside a Circular Porous Enclosure
Entropy 2003, 5[5], 358-365 (Full text in PDF form, 386 K)

Shohel Mahmud¹ and Roydon Andrew Fraser^2
1,2 Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Tel. +1 519 888 4567; Fax +1 519 888 6197; E-mail: ¹ [email protected] , ² [email protected]
Vibrational Effect on Entropy Generation in a Square Porous Cavity
Entropy 2003, 5[5], 366-376 (Full text in PDF form, 140 K)

Sudhir Kumar Tyagi¹, Subhash Chandra Kaushik^2,* and Vivek Tiwari^3
1,2,3 Centre for Energy Studies, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, New Delhi-110016, India.
Tel (011) 2659 1253; Fax (011)2658 1121; E-mail: ¹ [email protected] , ² [email protected]
^* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed
Ecological Optimization and Parametric Study of an Irreversible Regenerative Modified Brayton Cycle with Isothermal Heat Addition
Entropy 2003, 5[5], 377-390 (Full text in PDF form, 77 K)

Iyad Talal Al-Zaharnah
Mechanical Engineering Department, KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
E-mail: [email protected]; tel: +96638604946; fax: +96638602949
Entropy Analysis in Pipe Flow Subjected to External Heating
Entropy 2003, 5[5], 391-403 (Full text in PDF form, 595 K)

Ahmet Z. Sahin and Rached Ben-Mansour
Department of Mechanical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia. E-mail: [email protected]
Entropy Generation in Laminar Fluid Flow through a Circular Pipe
Entropy 2003, 5[5], 404-416 (Full text in PDF form, 454 K)

Xianguo Li and Meishen Li
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1, Canada.
Tel: 1-519-888-4567 ext. 6843; Fax: 1-519-888-6197
E-mail: [email protected]
URL: http://www.me.uwaterloo/~x6li
Droplet Size Distribution in Sprays Based on Maximization of Entropy Generation
Entropy 2003, 5[5], 417-431 (Full text in PDF form, 318 K)

Xue-min Ye
Department of Power Engineering, P. O. Box29, North China Electric Power University (NCEPU), Qingnian Road 204, Baoding, Hebei, 071003, P. R. China.
Tel: 86-312-7522494, Fax: 86-312-7522713, E-mail: [email protected]
Reduced Exergy Method for Heat-Electricity Cost Allocation in Combined Heat and Power Plants
Entropy 2003, 5[5], 432-443 (Full text in PDF form, 586 K)

Feng Wu¹, Chih Wu², Fangzhong Guo³, Qing Li⁴ and Lingen Chen^5
1 Department of Physics, Wuhan Institute of Chemical Technology, Wuhan, 430073, China.
² Department of Mechanical Engineering, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD 21402, U.S.A.
Tel. +1 410-293-6512; Fax +1-410-293-2591; E-mail: [email protected]
³ School of Energy, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China.
⁴ Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science, BeiJing 100080, China.
⁵ Faculty 306, Naval academy of Engineering, Wuhan 430033, China.
Optimization of a Thermoacoustic Engine with a Complex Heat Transfer Exponent
Entropy 2003, 5[5], 444-451 (Full text in PDF form, 151 K)

Juan Carlos Moreno¹, Javier Cañada² and José Vincente Boscà^3
1,3 Applied Physics Department
² Applied Thermodynamics Department
Universidad Politénica de Valencia; Cno.de Vera s/n 46071 Valencia (Spain)
¹ Fax: (34) 963877329
E-mail: ¹ [email protected]; ² [email protected]; ³ [email protected]
Statistical and Physical Analysis of the External Factors Perturbation on Solar Radiation Exergy
Entropy 2003, 5[5], 452-466 (Full text in PDF form, 202 K)

Yagoub Nassar Al-Nassar
Mechanical Engineering Department, KFUPM, P.O. Box 1876, Dhahran 31261, KSA. E-mail: [email protected]
Convective Heating of Solid Surface: Entropy Generation Due to Temperature Field and Thermal Displacement
Entropy 2003, 5[5], 467-481 (Full text in PDF form, 440 K)

Antun Galovic¹, Zdravko Virag² and Marija Zivic^3
1,2University of Zagreb, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, I. Lucica 5, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
³University of Osijek, Mechanical Engineering Faculty, Trg I. B. Mazuranic 18, 35000 Slavonski Brod, Croatia.
E-mail: ¹ [email protected]; ² [email protected]; ³ [email protected]
Analytical Entropy Analysis of Recuperative Heat Exchangers
Entropy 2003, 5[5], 482-495 (Full text in PDF form, 310 K)

Latife Berrin Erbay¹, Zekeriya Altaç² and Birsen Sülüs^3
1,2,3 Osmangazi University, School of Engineering and Architecture, 26480 Batÿ Meselik, Eskisehir, Turkey
Tel: 90 222 239 10 74; Fax: +90 222 229 05 35; E-mail: ¹ [email protected]; ² [email protected]; ³ [email protected]
An Analysis of The Entropy Generation in a Square Enclosure
Entropy 2003, 5[5], 496-505 (Full text in PDF form, 301 K)

Latife Berrin Erbay¹, Mehmet S. Ercan², Birsen Sülüs³ and M. Murat Yalçÿn^4
1 Osmangazi University, School of Engineering and Architecture, 26480 Batÿ Meselik, Eskisehir, Turkey.
Tel: +90 222 239 1074 - 3366; Fax: +90 222 229 05 35, E-mail: [email protected]
² Ford - Otosan Ïnönü Plant, 26140 Eskisehir, Turkey.
E-mail: [email protected]
³ Osmangazi University, School of Engineering and Architecture, 26480 Batÿ Meselik, Eskisehir, Turkey.
Tel: +90 222 239 1074 - 3374; Fax: +90 222 229 05 35, E-mail: [email protected]
⁴ TEI-TUSAS Engine Industries, Inc. Çevre Yolu 162 26003, Eskisehir, Turkey.
E-mail: [email protected]
Entropy Generation During Fluid Flow Between Two Parallel Plates With Moving Bottom Plate
Entropy 2003, 5[5], 506-518 (Full text in PDF form, 328 k)

Tong Zheng¹, Lingen Chen^2,*, Fengrui Sun³ and Chih Wu^4
1,2,3 Faculty 306, Naval University of Engineering, Wuhan 430033, P. R. China.
⁴ Mechanical Engineering Department, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD21402, USA.
¹Fax: 0086-27-83638709; E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]
^*To whom all correspondence should be addressed.
Effect of Heat Leak and Finite Thermal Capacity on the Optimal Configuration of a Two-Heat-Reservoir Heat Engine for Another Linear Heat Transfer Law
Entropy 2003, 5[5], 519-530 (Full text in PDF form, 190 K)