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Transport properties of a suspension of solid particles in a viscous gas are studied. The dissipation in such systems arises from two sources: inelasticity in particle collisions and viscous dissipation due to the effect of the gas phase on…
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The thermal conductance of a one-dimensional classical inertial Heisenberg model of linear size $L$ is computed, considering the first and last particles in thermal contact with heat baths at higher and lower temperatures, $T_{h}$ and…
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