Weakly nonlocal irreversible thermodynamics - the Ginzburg-Landau equation
arXiv:cond-mat/0111307
Abstract
The variational approach to weakly nonlocal thermodynamic theories is critically revisited in the light of modern nonequilibrium thermodynamics. The example of Ginzburg-Landau equation is investigated in detail.
arXiv comment8 pages, Lecture delivered on CIMRF'01 in Berlin