Transport model

constitutive law describing the transport of matter, or properties of it, where the is proportional to a gradient

Description

There are several (constitutive) equations which describe the transport of matter, or properties of it, in an almost identical way. In every case, in words they read: Flux (density) is proportional to a gradient, where the constant of proportionality is a characteristic of the material. In general, the constant must be replaced by a 2nd rank tensor, to account for directional dependencies of the material.

Contained entities

transport equation	$F \propto \nabla ρ$
	$F$ represents flux
	$ρ$ represents mass density

Specializations

charge transport model, Darcy model, diffusion model, heat conduction model, Boltzmann transport model

Further links

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transport of matter	modelled by

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