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We extend on ideas from standard thermodynamics to show that temperature can be assigned to a general nonequilibrium quantum system. By choosing a physically motivated complete set of observables and expanding the system state thereupon,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-05-26 S. Alipour , F. Benatti , M. Afsary , F. Bakhshinezhad , M. Ramezani , T. Ala-Nissila , A. T. Rezakhani

The spatial fluctuations of a superfluid flowing in a weak random potential are investigated. We employ classical field theory to demonstrate that the disorder-averaged nonequilibrium second-order correlation of the order parameter at zero…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2021-01-04 Taiki Haga , Masahito Ueda

The physical quantity "temperature" is a cornerstone of thermodynamics and statistical physics. But it is necessary to mention that very frequently the scientists forget about the conditions to be satisfied in order to introduce…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-03-19 Dmitrii Tayurskii , Alain Le Méhauté

We study linearized stability in first-order relativistic viscous hydrodynamics in the most general frame. There is a region in the parameter space of transport coefficients where the perturbations of the equilibrium state are stable. This…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2019-10-22 Pavel Kovtun

We study a class of nonequilibrium lattice models which describe local redistributions of a globally conserved energy. A particular subclass can be solved analytically, allowing to define a temperature T_{th} along the same lines as in the…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2007-05-23 Eric Bertin , Olivier Dauchot , Michel Droz

In a recent trilogy we proposed a Statistical Theory of General Relativity spacetime. Here we apply our new theory to determine the (energy) ``density'' and (virial) ``temperature'' dependence of the structure of the spacetime quantum…

General Physics · Physics 2025-10-21 Riccardo Fantoni

The equations of fluid motions are considered in the case of internal energy depending on mass density, volume entropy and their spatial derivatives. The model corresponds to domains with large density gradients in which the temperature is…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2017-06-27 Henri Gouin

We revisit the thermodynamic description of fluid, represented by scalar field in scalar-tensor gravity theory through a general approach to study the thermodynamics of relativistic fluids. In order to identify the fluid energy-momentum…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-05-16 Abhinove Nagarajan Seenivasan , Sayan Chakrabarti , Bibhas Ranjan Majhi

A thermodynamic framework that predicts the thermal conductivity $\lambda$ of simple fluids beyond the dilute-gas limit is introduced. By generalizing the transition-rate approach of particles on a lattice to conserved quantities in…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2025-12-03 Miguel Hoyuelos

Thermodynamics provides a useful interpretation of scalar-tensor gravity, in which the effective imperfect fluid admitted by the nonminimal coupling features a temperature that is associated with the departure from general relativity.…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-04-20 Laur Järv , Sotirios Karamitsos

The quark matter created in relativistic nuclear collisions is interpreted as a nearly-perfect fluid. The recent efforts to explore its finite-density properties in the beam energy scan programs motivate one to revisit the issue of the…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2019-07-26 Akihiko Monnai

We introduce a class of relativistic fluid states satisfying the relativistic local thermodynamical equilibrium postulate (abbreviated as relativistic (LTE) postulate). States satisfying this postulate, are states "near equilibrium" (a term…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2022-10-20 J Félix Salazar , Thomas Zannias

The relativistic continuity equations for the extensive thermodynamic quantities are derived based on the divergence theorem in Minkowski space outlined by St\"uckelberg. This covariant approach leads to a relativistic formulation of the…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2022-10-11 Sylvain D. Brechet , Marin C. A. Girard

We review the general aspects of the concept of temperature in equilibrium and non-equilibrium statistical mechanics. Although temperature is an old and well-established notion, it still presents controversial facets. After a short…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2017-11-13 A. Puglisi , A. Sarracino , A. Vulpiani

Much of the century-old debate surrounding the status of thermodynamics in relativity has centered on the search for a suitably relativistic temperature; recent works by Chua (2023) and Chua and Callender (forthcoming) have suggested that…

History and Philosophy of Physics · Physics 2026-01-30 Eugene Y. S. Chua

Relativistic heat transport in electron-two-temperature plasmas with density gradients has been investigated. The Legendre expansion analysis of relativistically modified kinetic equations shows that strong inhibition of heat flux appears…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 Mitsuru Honda

The classical and quantum representations of thermal equilibrium are strikingly different, even for free, non-interacting particles. While the first involves particles with well-defined positions and momenta, the second usually involves…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-01-03 Aurélia Chenu , Agata M. Brańczyk , John E. Sipe

Tolman's relation for the temperature gradient in an equilibrium self-gravitating general relativistic fluid is broadly accepted within the general relativity community. However, the concept of temperature gradients in thermal equilibrium…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2019-03-01 Jessica Santiago , Matt Visser

A generally relativistic theory of thermodynamics is developed, based on four main physical principles: heat is a local form of energy, therefore described by a thermal energy tensor; conservation of mass, equivalent to conservation of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 Sean A. Hayward

Classical thermodynamics treats temperature as a state variable characterizing systems in equilibrium with idealized infinite reservoirs. We argue that this framing, while computationally exact, obscures an essential physical reality: any…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-14 David Vaknin