The Onsager Reciprocity Relations Revisited
John Ågren
Abstract
Abstract The Onsager relations are discussed and it is suggested that they should be interpreted as there is a frame of reference where all the transport processes are independent. The concepts are illustrated with isobarothermal diffusion in simple metallic phases as well as complex ionic systems. A transformation from lattice-fixed frame of reference to number-fixed frame gives the Kirkendall effect as a cross effect.
Topics & Concepts
Kirkendall effectReciprocity (cultural anthropology)Onsager reciprocal relationsStatistical physicsLattice (music)Frame of referenceTransformation (genetics)Reference frameSimple (philosophy)Ionic bondingThermodynamicsFrame (networking)PhysicsMathematicsClassical mechanicsChemistryComputer scienceIonQuantum mechanicsPsychologySocial psychologyAcousticsPhilosophyGeneTelecommunicationsEpistemologyBiochemistryAdvanced Chemical Physics StudiesSurface and Thin Film PhenomenaAdvanced Physical and Chemical Molecular Interactions