- : Velocity
- : Time-Dependent Field
Rate of accumulation is the negative of the divergence of the flux of the quantity plus the rate of production
- : Rate of production of the density of in
- : The divergence of
- : Rate at which flows through area
- : Oriented surface around a volume
General Set of Linear Equations[edit | edit source]
The vector equation is equivalent to a matrix equation of the form
where M is an m×n matrix, x is a column vector with n entries, and y is a column vector with m entries.
- : square matrix or tensor
- : eigenvector (special vector)
- : eigenvalue (special scalar multiplier)
Transformation of Rank-Two Tensor[edit | edit source]
Irreversible Thermodynamics[edit | edit source]
Differential Change in Entropy[edit | edit source]
- : Rate of entropy-density creation
- : Flux of heat
- : Conjugate force
- : Conjugate flux
Basic Postulate of Irreversible Thermodynamics[edit | edit source]
The local generation of entropy, is nonnegative
Coupling Between Forces and Fluxes[edit | edit source]
Abbreviated form:
Force-Flux Relations with Constrained Extensive Quantities[edit | edit source]
Onsager Symmetry Principle[edit | edit source]
Diffusion in Absence of Chemical Effects[edit | edit source]
- Components diffuse in chemically homogeneous material
- Diffusion measured with radioactive tracer
- Fick's law flux equation derived when self-diffusion occurs by the vacancy-exchange mechanism.
- The crystal is network-constrained
- There are three components:
- Inert atoms
- Radioactive atoms
- Vacancies
- C-frame: single reference frame
- Vacancies assumed to be in equilibrium throughout
- Raoultian behavior
Diffusion of i in Chemically Homogeneous Binary Solution[edit | edit source]
Diffusion of Substitutional Particles in Concentration Gradient[edit | edit source]
- Constraint associated with vacancy mechanism:
- Difference in fluxes of the two substitutional species requires net flux of vacancies.
- Gibbs-Duhem relation:
- Chemical potential gradients related to concentration gradients:
Flux is proportional to the concentration gradient
Assumptions that simplify
- Concentration-independent average site volume
- The coupling (off-diagonal) terms, and , are small compared with the direct term
Diffusion in a Volume-Fixed (V-Frame)[edit | edit source]
- Velocity of a local C-frame with respect to the V-frame: velocity of any inert marker with respect to the V-frame
- Flux of 1 in the V-frame:
- The interdiffusivity, , can be simplified through
- The L-frame and the V-frame are the same
Diffusion of Interstitial Particles in Concentration Gradient[edit | edit source]
- Evaluate by substitution of interstitial mobility,
Diffusion of Charged Ions in Ionic Conductors[edit | edit source]
- : Electric field
- Absence of concentration gradient:
- Electrical conductivity:
Electromigration in Metals[edit | edit source]
- Two fluxes when electric field is applied to a dilute solution of interstitial atoms in metal
- : Flux of conjuction electrons
- : Flux of interstitials
Mass Diffusion in Thermal Gradient[edit | edit source]
- Interstitial flux with thermal gradient where both heat flow and mass diffusion of interstitial component occurs:
Mass Diffusion Driven by Capillarity[edit | edit source]
- The system consists of two network-constrained components:
- No mass flow within the crystal (the crystal C-frame is also the V-frame)
- Constant temperature and no electric field
Diffusion Equation in the General Form[edit | edit source]
- : source or sink term
- : any flux in a V-frame
Linearization of Diffusion Equation[edit | edit source]
- : enthalpy density
- : heat capacity
- : thermal diffusivity
One-Dimensional Diffusion Along x from an Initial Step Function[edit | edit source]
- Source strength,
Diffusivity as a Function of Concentration[edit | edit source]
- Interdiffusivity:
Diffusivity as a Function of Time[edit | edit source]
- Change of variable:
- Transformed equation:
- Solution:
Diffusivity as a Function of Direction[edit | edit source]
- The diagonal elements of are the eigenvalues of , and the coordinate system of defines the principal axes.
- Relation of and :
- Laplacian Operator:
- Integrate Twice and Apply the Boundary Conditions:
- Laplacian operator in spherical coordinates
- Steady-state conditions
- varies with position
- Solution is obtained by integration:
Infinite Media with Instantaneous Localized Source[edit | edit source]
Solutions with the Error Function[edit | edit source]
- Uniform distribution of point, line, or plana source placed along
- Contribution at a general position from the source:
- Integral over all sources:
Method of Separation of Variables[edit | edit source]
- System : Three Dimensions,
- Equation :
- Solution :
Method of Laplace Transforms[edit | edit source]
- Laplace transform of a function
Atomic Models of Diffusion[edit | edit source]
Model of One-Particle with Step Potential-Energy Wells[edit | edit source]
Model of One-Particle with Step Potential-Energy Wells[edit | edit source]
Diffusion as Series of Discrete Jumps[edit | edit source]
Diffusivity and Mean-Square Particle Displacement[edit | edit source]
Relation of Macroscopic Diffusivity and Microscopic Jump Parameters[edit | edit source]
Diffusion and Correlated Jumps[edit | edit source]
- Macroscopic Diffusivity and Microscopic Parameters:
Atomic Models of Diffusivity[edit | edit source]