Local pressure for inhomogeneous fluids

2020/08/26 by Dufty, James, Wrighton, Jeffrey, Luo, Kai
#FOS: Physical sciences #Fluid Dynamics (physics.flu-dyn) #Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)

paper · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2008.11709

Abstract

Definitions for a local pressure in an inhomogeneous fluid are considered for both equilibrium and local equilibrium states. Thermodynamic and mechanical (hydrodynamic) contexts are reconciled. Remaining problems and uncertainties are discussed.

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