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The mereology of thermodynamic equilibrium [PDF]
Synthese, 2021 AbstractThe special composition question (SCQ), which asks under which conditions objects compose a further object, establishes a central debate in modern metaphysics. Recent successes of inductive metaphysics, which studies the implications of the natural sciences for metaphysical problems, suggest that insights into the SCQ can be gained by ...
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Thermodynamics “beyond” local equilibrium [PDF]
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2001 Nonequilibrium thermodynamics has shown its applicability in a wide variety of different situations pertaining to fields such as physics, chemistry, biology, and engineering. As successful as it is, however, its current formulation considers only systems close to equilibrium, those satisfying the so-called local equilibrium hypothesis.
Vilar, J. M. G., Rubi, J. M.
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Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 2021 In a relativistic context, the main purpose of Extended Irreversible Thermodynamics (EIT) is to generalize the principles of non-equilibrium thermodynamics to the domain of fluid dynamics.
Lorenzo Gavassino, Marco Antonelli
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Thermodynamics of exponential Kolmogorov–Nagumo averages
New Journal of Physics, 2023 This paper investigates generalized thermodynamic relationships in physical systems where relevant macroscopic variables are determined by the exponential Kolmogorov–Nagumo average.
Pablo A Morales +2 more
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Condições de equilíbrio termodinâmico: a função disponibilidade
Química Nova, 2011 The thermodynamic equilibrium is a state defined by conditions which depend upon some characteristics of the system. It requires thermal, mechanical, chemical and phase equilibrium.
Alessandro Ranulfo Lima Nery +1 more
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Time and thermodynamics extended discussion on “Time & clocks: A thermodynamic approach”
Results in Physics, 2020 In the paper, “Time & clocks: A thermodynamic approach” Lucia and Grisolia describe the connections between the physical nature of time and macroscopic irreversibility in thermodynamics.
Atanu Chatterjee, Germano Iannacchione
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Mesoscopic non-equilibrium thermodynamics
Atti della Accademia Peloritana dei Pericolanti : Classe di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali, 2008 Basic concepts like energy, heat, and temperature have acquired a precise meaning after the development of thermodynamics. Thermodynamics provides the basis for understanding how heat and work are related and with the general rules that the macroscopic ...
Rubi, Jose' Miguel
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Can Quantum Correlations Lead to Violation of the Second Law of Thermodynamics?
Entropy, 2021 Quantum entanglement can cause the efficiency of a heat engine to be greater than the efficiency of the Carnot cycle. However, this does not mean a violation of the second law of thermodynamics, since there is no local equilibrium for pure quantum states,
Alexey V. Melkikh
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Contact Geometry of Mesoscopic Thermodynamics and Dynamics
Entropy, 2014 The time evolution during which macroscopic systems reach thermodynamic equilibrium states proceeds as a continuous sequence of contact structure preserving transformations maximizing the entropy.
Miroslav Grmela
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Entropy, 2020 This editorial aims to interest researchers and inspire novel research on the topic of non-equilibrium Thermodynamics and Monte Carlo for Electronic and Electrochemical Processes.
Waldemar Kaiser, Alessio Gagliardi
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