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- scope of thermodynamics
scope of thermodynamics
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Thermodynamicsisaspecialtheoryindeed.Aprincipletheory, aphenomenological onemoreover, thatoutgrewitsinitialpurposeofadvancingnineteenthcentury engineeringalmostassoonasitwasborn1.Ceasingtobeameretoolforthe optimisationofsteamenginesandthelike, thermodynamicsinsteadbecameatheory about, well, 'almosteverything'.Butthisisnottosaythatthermodynamicscan provideuswiththeanswerstoallscientificquestions, quitethecontrary:traditionally, itfocussesonanarrowrangeofprocesses, singledoutbytheusageoftermssuchas heat, entropyandtemperature.Whatmakesthermodynamicssospecial, whatsets itapartfromotherphysicaltheories, isthecomprehensiveapplicationofitslawsto thoseothertheories.Quantuminformationtheory, quantumfieldtheory, general relativityandevenstringtheory, nottomentionchemistryandbiology-thelaws ofthermodynamicsareubiquitousamongourscientifictheories.
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