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This work explores the relationship (if any) between two apparently disparate approaches to non-equilibrium statistical mechanics. These are (1) the methods of the Brussels School, notably that of subdynamics, (2) the methods developed by those working in the field of maximum entropy.
While the technical details of these approaches are both very formidable and quite different, it is possible to see in general terms how they are related. It is suggested that for many dynamical systems the approaches are likely to lead to the same results.
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Dougherty, J.P. (1989). Approaches to Non-Equilibrium Statistical Mechanics. In: Skilling, J. (eds) Maximum Entropy and Bayesian Methods. Fundamental Theories of Physics, vol 36. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-7860-8_10
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