Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Jan 13, 2003 12:39
21 yrs ago
Russian term
сток
Russian to English
Science
thermodynamics
Для того, чтобы обеспечить устойчивый сток энтропии…..
Отрицательная флуктуация энтропии
Отрицательная флуктуация энтропии
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +2 | sink |
Dimman
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| 5 | conservation of entropy |
David Knowles
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| 4 | Entropy flow |
alla dunbar
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Proposed translations
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sink
flow - это просто поток без указания направленности; sink точно определяет, куда поток направлен
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
20 mins
Entropy flow
syllabus - ... 12-Sep. Thu. 3. Basic Thermodynamics. ... Entropy flow in energy conversion systems Entropy flow as a function of mechanical variables at constant T Entropy and energy ...
http://web.mit.edu/2.42j/www/syllabus.html
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Note added at 2003-01-13 13:56:03 (GMT)
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Entropy flow has a direction:
Note on Entropy, Disorder and Dizorganization - ... is sufficient to show that, even within an open system, a fluctuation sufficient to ... In fact ONE CAN DEFINE AN ENTROPY FLOW VECTOR between the open system and ...
http://www.endeav.org/evolut/text/denbig1/denbig1e.htm
http://web.mit.edu/2.42j/www/syllabus.html
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Note added at 2003-01-13 13:56:03 (GMT)
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Entropy flow has a direction:
Note on Entropy, Disorder and Dizorganization - ... is sufficient to show that, even within an open system, a fluctuation sufficient to ... In fact ONE CAN DEFINE AN ENTROPY FLOW VECTOR between the open system and ...
http://www.endeav.org/evolut/text/denbig1/denbig1e.htm
3 hrs
David Knowles
Native in English
Specialist in Civil Law & Contracts
Native in: English 
Works in: Russian to English, English, Ukrainian to English
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conservation of entropy
I think previous answers have ignored устойчивый, but surely it's literally "stable stock of entropy" = "stability of entropy" = "conservation of entropy".
It's all about the second law of thermodynamics, which states that, overall, entropy never goes down, but only goes up. Lots of philosophy about this on the web!
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Note added at 2003-01-13 17:26:13 (GMT)
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Well I finally looked up сток! It\'s not a transliteration of stock as I thought, but I\'m still worried about устойчивый. Maybe it\'s the fixed direction of flow of entropy, or \"time\'s arrow\" as it\'s sometimes called. How about
\"one-way flow of entropy\"
It's all about the second law of thermodynamics, which states that, overall, entropy never goes down, but only goes up. Lots of philosophy about this on the web!
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Note added at 2003-01-13 17:26:13 (GMT)
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Well I finally looked up сток! It\'s not a transliteration of stock as I thought, but I\'m still worried about устойчивый. Maybe it\'s the fixed direction of flow of entropy, or \"time\'s arrow\" as it\'s sometimes called. How about
\"one-way flow of entropy\"
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