Thomson effect

...the amount of heat generated or absorbed is proportional to the current flowing, and the proportionality constant is determined by the two metals. On the other hand, the Thomson effect is a phenomenon in which heat is generated or absorbed, similar to the Peltier effect, when an electric current is passed through a metal wire that is kept at a non-uniform temperature along its length. It was discovered by W. Thomson (Kelvin). In both of these effects, the generation and absorption of heat are reversed when the direction of the current flow is reversed. ...

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…この生成熱量あるいは吸収熱量は流れる電流に比例し，その比例定数は二つの金属によって決まる。一方，トムソン効果Thomson effectは，長さ方向に不均一な温度に保たれた金属線に電流を流すとき，ペルチエ効果と同様に熱の生成あるいは吸収が起こる現象で，W.トムソン(ケルビン)によって発見された。これら二つの効果はともに電流の流れる向きが逆になると，熱の生成，吸収が逆転する。…

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