Microscopic quantum mechanical foundation of Fourier's law

International Journal of Modern Physics B

Volumn 20, Issue 29, 2006, Pages 4855-4883

  Michel, Mathias ^a   Gemmer, Jochen ^b   Mahler, Günter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fourier's law; Heat transport; Nonequilibrium thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751082641     PISSN: 02179792     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0217979206035849     Document Type: Review

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