LIGHT-SCATTERING MEASUREMENTS OF ENTROPY AND VISCOUS FLUCTUATIONS IN A LIQUID FAR FROM THERMAL-EQUILIBRIUM

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作者
LAW, BM [1 ]
SEGRE, PN [1 ]
GAMMON, RW [1 ]
SENGERS, JV [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV MARYLAND, INST PHYS SCI & TECHNOL, COLLEGE PK, MD 20742 USA
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PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 1990年 / 41卷 / 02期
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10.1103/PhysRevA.41.816
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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We have performed small-angle Rayleigh-scattering measurements in toluene subject to a large stationary temperature gradient T. The experiments demonstrate the presence of long-range entropy and viscous fluctuations enhancing and modifying the Rayleigh spectrum. The experiments confirm that the viscous-heat-mode contributions vary with (T)2/q4, where q is the wave number of the fluctuations. The observed amplitudes of both the entropy and viscous fluctuations are in excellent agreement with the theoretical predictions for the fluctuations in nonequilibrium fluids. © 1990 The American Physical Society.
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页码:816 / 824
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