Abstract
We argue that the condition of local thermal equilibrium realized several years ago by Rich and Visscher [Phys. Rev. B 11, 2164 (1975)] through a process of mathematical convergence can be obtained dynamically by adopting the prescription of a recent paper [M. Bianucci, R. Mannella, B. J. West, and P. Grigolini, Phys. Rev. E 51, 3002 (1995)]. This should contribute to shedding light on the still unsolved problem of the microscopic derivation of the heat Fourier law. (c) 1995 The American Physical Society
- Received 5 July 1995
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.52.6881
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