Kinetic theory of inhomogeneous diffusion

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications

Volumn 388, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 2588-2599

  Bringuier, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Fick's law; Inhomogeneous media; Soret effect; Thermophoresis

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS TIME SYSTEMS; DIFFUSION; THERMAL DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; THERMOPHORESIS;

FICK'S LAW; INHOMOGENEOUS DIFFUSIONS; INHOMOGENEOUS MEDIA; LUDWIG-SORET EFFECTS; NON EQUILIBRIUM THERMODYNAMICS; PARTICLE SCATTERING; SORET EFFECTS; THERMAL INHOMOGENEITY;

KINETIC THEORY;

EID: 64749109386     PISSN: 03784371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2009.03.010     Document Type: Article

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