Equivalent circuit theory of radiative heat transfer on micro- and nanoscale

Here, we outline a theory of radiative heat transfer based on an equivalent electrical network representation for the hot material slabs in an arbitrary multilayered environment with arbitrary distribution of temperatures and electromagnetic properties among the layers. Our approach is fully equivalent to the known theories operating with the fluctuating current density, while being significantly simpler in analysis and applications.
Comment: 3 pages, 3 figures; conference abstract submitted to NanoRad2012 http://www.ifs.tohoku.ac.jp/gcoe/NanoRad2012/