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Mesoscopic Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics: Application to Radiative Heat Exchange in Nanostructures

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Systems in conditions of equilibrium strictly follow the rules of thermodynamics (Callen, 1985). In such cases, despite the intricate behaviour of large numbers of molecules, the system can be completely characterized by a few variables that describe global average properties. The extension of thermodynamics to non-equilibrium situations entails the revision of basic concepts such as entropy and its related thermodynamic potentials as well as temperature that are strictly defined in equilibrium. Non-equilibrium thermodynamics proposes such an extension (de Groot & Mazur, 1984) for systems that are in local equilibrium. Despite its generality, this theory is applicable only to situations in which the system manifests a deterministic behaviour where fluctuations play no role. Moreover, nonequilibrium thermodynamics is formulated in the linear response domain in which the fluxes of the conserved local quantities (mass, energy, momentum, etc.) are proportional to the thermodynamic forces (gradients of density, temperature, velocity, etc.). While the linear approximation is valid for many transport processes, such as heat conduction and mass diffusion, even in the presence of large gradients, it is not appropriate for activated processes such as chemical and biochemical reactions in which the system immediately enters the non-linear domain or for small systems in which fluctuations may be relevant...

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PÉREZ MADRID, Agustín, RUBÍ CAPACETI, José miguel, LAPAS, Luciano calheiros. Mesoscopic Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics: Application to Radiative Heat Exchange in Nanostructures. _Chapter 10 in: Tadashi_. Mizutani. 2011. Thermodynamics. IntechOpen. ISBN: 978-953-307-544-0. DOI: 10.5772/558. pp: 195-204.. [consulta: 21 de gener de 2026]. [Disponible a: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/178264]

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