title: Kirchhoff's loop law and the maximum entropy production principle.
abstract: In contrast to the standard derivation of Kirchhoff's loop law, which invokes electric potential, we show, for the linear planar electric network in a stationary state at the fixed temperature, that loop law can be derived from the maximum entropy production principle. This means that the currents in network branches are distributed in such a way as to achieve the state of maximum entropy production.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Education, University of Split, Teslina 12, 21000 Split, Croatia. pasko@pmfst.hr
authors.forename: Pasko
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zupanović
authors.forename: Davor
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Juretić
authors.forename: Srećko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Botrić