On the relationship between Lorentz’s theorem for viscous flow and Onsager’s reciprocal theorem. (English) Zbl 0763.76018
Summary: This paper views the Lorentz reciprocal theorem of slow viscous flow as a thermodynamic theorem and shows that it is a special case of the more general (and powerful) reciprocal theorem of non-equilibrium thermodynamics due to Onsager, applied at the global (as opposed to local) level. The point is illustrated with two simple problems is viscous flow theory.
MSC:
76D99 | Incompressible viscous fluids |
82C05 | Classical dynamic and nonequilibrium statistical mechanics (general) |
82D15 | Statistical mechanics of liquids |