Mesoscopic Theories of Heat Transport in Nanosystems

• Main Authors: Sellitto, Antonio (Author), Cimmelli, Vito Antonio (Author), Jou, David (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Series: SEMA SIMAI Springer Series, 6
• Subjects: Mathematics.; Mathematical physics.; Continuum physics.; Condensed matter.; Mathematical Physics.; Classical Continuum Physics.; Condensed Matter Physics.
• Physical Description: XIX, 170 p. 32 illus., 3 illus. in color. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783319272061
• ISSN: 2199-3041 ;

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.