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The ideas and methods of the kinetic theory of metal electrons are used to show that Ohm's law of electric conduction and Fourier's law of heat conduction in a metal both contain frame dependent terms. It follows that the principle of material objectivity does not hold rigorously.
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Die Ideen und Methoden der kinetischen Theorie der Metallelektronen werden verwandt, um zu zeigen, daß das Ohmsche Gesetz der elektrischen Leitung und das Fouriersche Gesetz der Wärmeleitung in einem Metall systemabhängige Terme enthalten. Es folgt, daß das Prinzip der materiellen Objektivität nicht in Strenge gilt.
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Müller, I. On the frame dependence of electric current and heat flux in a metal. Acta Mechanica 24, 117–128 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01175761
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01175761