Non-equilibrium thermodynamics of small-scale systems

Energy

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 297-300

  Rubi, J Miguel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fluctuations; Kinetic equations; Meso structures; Mesoscopic non equilibirum thermodynamics; Non equilibrium thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

NUMERICAL METHODS; PROBABILITY;

KINETIC EQUATIONS; MESOSTRUCTURES; NON EQUILIBRIUM THERMODYNAMICS;

SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

NUMERICAL METHODS; PROBABILITY; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 33845658221     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2005.11.013     Document Type: Article

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