Radiative processes and non-equilibrium thermodynamics

With the assumption of an elementary physical concept meteorologically effective radiative processes (absorption-emission, scattering) can be included consistently in nonequilibrium thermodynamics of irreversible phenomena. Analogously to the usual Gibbs relations a fundamental equation was formulated for monochromatic light rays as the nucleus of the theory.Using the methods of classical irreversible theory, a complete entropy balance equation is derived in which the entropy variations of the mass as well as of the radiation field are explicitly represented. The resulting entropy source strength function through its analytical structure reveals the dynamical character of the irreversible variation terms. The-expression being positive according to the second law of thermodynamics is found to have a bilinear form as a function of the irreversible fluxes representing the entropy generating radiative processes and their conjugated thermodynamic forces. The mathematical structure and the positive sign of, following the usual line of reasoning, motivate the assumption of constitutive relations for the irreversible radiative processes. These equations developed from purely thermodynamical reasoning turn out to be equivalent to the usual radiative transfer equation which is founded on a very different theoretical concept. A very fundamental relationship can be deduced in this context from the entropy production function. It provides a direct thermodynamical proof that in nonscattering media the definition of a local temperature is necessarily accompanied by the validity of the Kirchhoff law.     

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Microchemical characterization of paintings — A case study

Summary The fundamental importance of scientific research for the preservation and restoration of works of art is uncontestable. The methods described in this paper, such as light microscopy, microchemical tests, emission spectroscopy, chromatography, scanning electron analysis, electron microprobe analysis and infrared spectroscopy, are of special significance in this filed. Nevertheless a better understanding of the problems that arise out of new special questions of art history can be obtained only by the right interpretation of the data obtained by scientific methods.

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Mikrochemische Charakterisierung von Gemälden

Zusammenfassung Die grundlegende Bedeutung wissenschaftlicher Forschung für die Erhaltung und Restaurierung von Kunstwerken ist unbestritten. Die hier beschriebenen Methoden (Lichtmikroskopie, mikrochemische Reaktionen, Emissionsspektroskopie, Chromatographie, Rasterelektronen-Analyse und Infrarotspektroskopie) sind hierfür von zunehmender Bedeutung. Sie ermöglichen ein besseres Verständnis neuerer kunsthistorischer Probleme nur durch die richtige Interpretation der Ergebnisse wissenschaftlicher Methoden.