Fourier's law based on microscopic dynamics

Translated title of the contribution: Fourier's law based on microscopic dynamics

Abhishek Dhar, Herbert Spohn

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Abstract

While Fourier's law is empirically confirmed for many substances and over an extremely wide range of thermodynamic parameters, a convincing microscopic derivation still poses difficulties. With current machines, the solution to Newton's equations of motion can be obtained with high precision and for a reasonably large number of particles. For simplified model systems, one thereby arrives at a deeper understanding of the microscopic basis for Fourier's law. We report on recent, and not so recent, advances.

Translated title of the contributionFourier's law based on microscopic dynamics
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)393-401
Number of pages9
JournalComptes Rendus Physique
Volume20
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jul 2019

Keywords

  • Fourier's law
  • Green–Kubo formula
  • Molecular dynamics simulations

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