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A Commentary on Thermodynamics /

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The aim of this book is to comment on, and clarify, the mathematical aspects of the theory of thermodynamics. The standard presentations of the subject are often beset by a number of obscurities associated with the words "state", "reversible", "irreversible", and "...

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Main Author:	Day, William Alan
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Springer New York, 1988.
Series:	Springer tracts in natural philosophy ; 32.
Subjects:	Physics. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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