Temperature gradient —drives→ Nernst effect
The atlas records this claim as established: a temperature gradient drives the Nernst effect under the conditions below.
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Conditions
- a magnetic field perpendicular to the temperature gradient; the transverse field is proportional to B and ∇T
Constitutive relation
E_y = N · B_z · ∇T_x
Evidence · 2
- [1]A. von Ettingshausen, W. Nernst. Ueber das Auftreten electromotorischer Kräfte in Metallplatten, welche von einem Wärmestrome durchflossen werden und sich im magnetischen Felde befinden (1886)
- [2]H. B. Callen. The application of Onsager's reciprocal relations to thermoelectric, thermomagnetic, and galvanomagnetic effects (1948)
Matrix cells this relation feeds
D = disequilibrium row · C = coupling family column. A cell reads the state of the atlas for that pair.
Uses of this claim
- Nernst–Ettingshausen generatordemonstrated · 3 steps
- Chemical potential difference → Combustion → Temperature gradient → Nernst effect → Charge carriers → Electrical work5/5 established · extends a recorded pathway
- Electric potential difference → Peltier effect → Temperature gradient → Nernst effect → Charge carriers → Electrical work5/5 established · same energy form
- Electric potential difference → Ettingshausen effect → Temperature gradient → Nernst effect → Charge carriers → Electrical work5/5 established · same energy form
- Incident radiation flux → Photothermal absorption → Temperature gradient → Nernst effect → Charge carriers → Electrical work5/5 established · extends a recorded pathway
- Radiative imbalance with the sky → Radiative sky cooling → Temperature gradient → Nernst effect → Charge carriers → Electrical work5/5 established · extends a recorded pathway
- Nuclear binding-energy difference → Nuclear fission → Temperature gradient → Nernst effect → Charge carriers → Electrical work5/5 established · extends a recorded pathway
- Nuclear binding-energy difference → Nuclear fusion → Temperature gradient → Nernst effect → Charge carriers → Electrical work3/5 established · extends a recorded pathway
- Nuclear binding-energy difference → Radioactive decay → Beta particles → Radioisotope heating → Temperature gradient → Nernst effect → Charge carriers → Electrical work7/7 established · extends a recorded pathway
- Nuclear binding-energy difference → Radioactive decay → Alpha particles → Radioisotope heating → Temperature gradient → Nernst effect → Charge carriers → Electrical work7/7 established · extends a recorded pathway
Cite this claim
Physical Transformation Atlas (2026). claim claim:nernst-drives: Temperature gradient —drives→ Nernst effect. Dataset revision rbfbfcbb70e57 (hash of the canonical data). https://physical-transformation-atlas.wldud5192.workers.dev/claim/nernst-drives
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