Physics-Uspekhi · 1997 · 118 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesPhysicsHeat TransferThermodynamicsTransport PhenomenaDissipative SystemsIrreversible ThermodynamicsMass TransferMass TransportNon-equilibrium ThermodynamicsSecond Law Of ThermodynamicsHyperbolic Partial Differential EquationsKinetic Theory Of Irreversible ProcessesKinetic Theory Of Non-equilibrium SystemsKinetic Transport EquationsNon-equilibrium Heat TransferNon-equilibrium Mass TransferNon-equilibrium Thermal TransportNonlocal Transport
Local non-equilibrium models of heat and mass transport processes are considered and shown to form a hierarchy of parabolic and hyperbolic equations whose order increases with deviation from local equilibrium. The basic features of these models, in particular their relationship to generalized irreversible thermodynamics, are discussed.