The physics of osmotic pressure

DOI10.1101/116806zbMATH Open1386.80001arXiv1608.00106OpenAlexW2963106652MaRDI QIDQ4601952FDOQ4601952

Authors: Michael G. Bowler 

Publication date: 25 January 2018

Published in: European Journal of Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The proper application of the virial theorem to the origin of osmotic pressure provides a simple, vivid and complete explanation of the physical processes involved; osmosis is driven by differential solvent pressures. This simple and intuitive notion is widely disregarded, but the virial theorem allows an exact formulation and unifies a number of different treatments. It is closely related to a kinetic treatment devised by Ehrenfest over 100 years ago.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1608.00106

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zbMATH Keywords

fluid mechanicsvirial theoremosmotic pressure

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Classical and relativistic thermodynamics (80A10)

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