ISSN:
1572-9613
Keywords:
Extended irreversible thermodynamics
;
kinetic theory
;
fluctuations
;
memory functions
;
projection operators
;
flux relaxation
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract A theory of macroscopic systems which takes as independent variables the slow (conserved) ones plus the fast dissipative fluxes is carefully analyzed at three levels of description: macroscopic (thermodynamic), microscopic (projection operators) and mesoscopic (fluctuation theory). Such a description is compared with the memory function approach based only on the conserved variables. We find that the first theory is richer and wider than the second one, and some misunderstandings in this connection are clarified and discussed.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01011845
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