On Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:14:14 EDT, [email protected] wrote: >This interesting discussion of heat conduction by members of the >electronics community brings to mind that in the 1870's, Joseph Fourier, >while >analyzing the waveform of heat propagating around a metal ring, developed the >elegant method of Fourier Analysis. If you have not seen his work and can >locate a copy of Fourier's: The Analytical Theory of Heat, you might find it >interesting to thumb through it. > >Bruce Hunter >**************
A interesting discussion indeed! The Wiedemann-Franz Law may bring more light in this discussion. Gustav Wiedemann and Rudolph Franz found an empirical law of physics, concerning the ratio of the thermal conductivity (K) of a metal to its electrical conductivity (Ã), being a constant times the absolute temperature. Good and easy to understand descriptions can be found not only in: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiedemann-Franz_law http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/Hbase/thermo/thercond.html enjoy, Arnold _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
