Mesoscopic Theories of Heat Transport in Nanosystems
Sellitto, Antonio, Cimmelli, Vito Antonio, Jou, David, "Mesoscopic Theories of Heat Transport in Nanosystems"
English | 2016 | ISBN-10: 3319272055 | 170 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
English | 2016 | ISBN-10: 3319272055 | 170 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
Offers a pedagogical presentation
Discusses problems of interest in modern technology: heat transport and thermoelectricity at the nanoscale
Describes in a unified framework the classical laws of heat transport and nonclassical phenomena as heat waves, phonon hydrodynamics, and ballistic heat transport
This book presents generalized heat-conduction laws which, from a mesoscopic perspective, are relevant to new applications (especially in nanoscale heat transfer, nanoscale thermoelectric phenomena, and in diffusive-to-ballistic regime) and at the same time keep up with the pace of current microscopic research. The equations presented in the book are compatible with generalized formulations of nonequilibrium thermodynamics, going beyond the local-equilibrium. The book includes six main chapters, together with a preface and a final section devoted to the future perspectives, as well as an extensive bibliography.