Thermodynamics

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Contents 1 Fundamentals 2 Thermodynamic potentials 3 Thermodynamic processes 4 Thermodynamic cycles 5 Models 6 Thermal radiation 7 Resources

Fundamentals

• Temperature
• Zeroth law of thermodynamics
• Work
• Heat
• Exact and inexact differentials
• First law of thermodynamics
• Reversible and irreversible processes
• Entropy
• Second law of thermodynamics

Thermodynamic potentials

• Internal energy
• Enthalpy
• Table of thermodynamic potentials
• Maxwell relations
• Gibbs-Duhem equation
• Table of thermodynamic equations

Thermodynamic processes

• Adiabatic process
• Heat capacity
• Adiabatic index

Thermodynamic cycles

• Carnot cycle
• Stirling cycle

Models

• Ideal gas
  • Ruchhardt Oscillator
• Hydrostatic equilibrium of the atmosphere
• Stretched wire
• Paramagnetic salt

Thermal radiation

• See: thermal radiation (Optics)

Resources

• Books
• Websites