Heat transport in low dimensions: introduction and phenomenology
Statistical Mechanics
2016-04-08 v3
Abstract
In this chapter we introduce some of the basic models and concepts that will be discussed throughout the volume. In particular we describe systems of nonlinear oscillators arranged on low-dimensional lattices and summarize the phenomenology of their transport properties.
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@article{arxiv.1510.07844,
title = {Heat transport in low dimensions: introduction and phenomenology},
author = {Stefano Lepri and Roberto Livi and Antonio Politi},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1510.07844},
year = {2016}
}
Comments
Review paper, to appear in the Springer Lecture Notes in Physics volume "Thermal transport in low dimensions: from statistical physics to nanoscale heat transfer" (S. Lepri ed.)