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The Concepts and Logic of Classical Thermodynamics as a Theory of Heat Engines : Rigorously Constructed upon the Foundation Laid by S. Carnot and F. Reech /

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The consequences of the existence of a thermal equation of state, the eighteenth century doctrine of latent and specific heats, and Carnot's general axiom are developed here completely and rigorously. The book has conceptual, historical, and pedagogical aims: for those already expert in thermod...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Truesdell, Clifford Ambrose
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Bharatha, Subramanyam
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1977.
Series:Texts and monographs in physics.
Subjects:
Physics.
Thermodynamics.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Calorimetry
  • Carnot's General Axiom
  • Universal Efficiency of Ordinary Carnot Cyclels
  • Epilogue.