The way I understand it is that heat flows in the direction opposite to the temperature gradient within a material. I think of it as heat flowing in all directions, with more flowing from the higher temperature locations. The net is that the flow tends to equalize the temperature.
Dave -----Original Message----- From: David Jonsson <[email protected]> To: vortex-l <[email protected]> Sent: Fri, Oct 5, 2012 8:38 am Subject: [Vo]:Spin phonons - transversal heat conduction Hi Heat can flow even transversal to the kinetic motion of heat, right? David
