What is the Onsager reciprocal relations used for?
Non-equilibrium thermodynamics
Quantum Theory
Relativity
Electromagnetism
Answer
Non-equilibrium thermodynamics is the study of systems that are not in equilibrium. The Onsager reciprocal relations are a set of equations that describe the relationships between the fluxes and forces in a non-equilibrium system. They are used to calculate the transport coefficients of a system, which are the coefficients that describe the rate at which a system approaches equilibrium.
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