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The relationship between electric potential and temperature in a current constriction which is symmetric with respect to the contact surface; that is, the φϑ-relation

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Electric Contacts

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The thermal and electric currents obey similar laws. Heat energy flows by virtue of temperature differences that correspond to voltages (= potential differences) in the electric case.

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Holm, R. (1967). The relationship between electric potential and temperature in a current constriction which is symmetric with respect to the contact surface; that is, the φϑ-relation. In: Electric Contacts. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-06688-1_13

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