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Emergence of the Macroscopic Fourier Law from the Microscopic Wave Equation of Diffusive Medium

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks 2008-12-31 v1

Abstract

The Fourier law and the diffusion equation are derived from the Schrodinger equation of a diffusive medium (consisting of a random potential). The theoretical model is backed by numerical simulation. This derivation can easily be generalized to demonstrate the transition from any random wave equation to the diffusive equation.

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@article{arxiv.0812.5109,
  title  = {Emergence of the Macroscopic Fourier Law from the Microscopic Wave Equation of Diffusive Medium},
  author = {Er'el Granot and Nisim Cohen and Shmuel Sternklar},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0812.5109},
  year   = {2008}
}

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12 pages, 4 figures