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Nonequilibrium thermodynamics of driven amorphous materials. I. Internal degrees of freedom and volume deformation.
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Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics [Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys] 2009 Sep; Vol. 80 (3 Pt 1), pp. 031131. Date of Electronic Publication: 2009 Sep 22. - Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- This is the first of three papers devoted to the nonequilibrium thermodynamics of amorphous materials. Our focus here is on the role of internal degrees of freedom in determining the dynamics of such systems. For illustrative purposes, we study a solid whose internal degrees of freedom are vacancies that govern irreversible volume changes. Using this model, we compare a thermodynamic theory based on the Clausius-Duhem inequality to a statistical analysis based directly on the law of increase of entropy. The statistical theory is used first to derive the Clausius-Duhem inequality. We then use the theory to go beyond those results and obtain detailed equations of motion, including a rate factor that is enhanced by deformation-induced noisy fluctuations. The statistical analysis points to the need for understanding how both energy and entropy are shared by the vacancies and their environments.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1550-2376
- Volume :
- 80
- Issue :
- 3 Pt 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 19905086
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.80.031131