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There are three different levels of description for macroscopic physical systems: macroscopic level using thermodynamics and continuum mechanics, mesoscopic level by the kinetic theory, and microscopic level by statistical mechanics of many-particle systems. The search for possible links bridging among these levels is the core part of the Hilbert Sixth Problem. Through a concrete example, we explain the links and also the main idea of Rational Extended Thermodynamics.
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Ruggeri, T., Sugiyama, M. Rational extended thermodynamics: a link between kinetic theory and continuum theory. Rend. Fis. Acc. Lincei 31, 33–38 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12210-020-00874-1
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