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Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics
If two thermodynamic systems
are in thermal equilibrium with
a third, they are also in thermal
equilibrium with each other.
If two thermodynamic systems
are in thermal equilibrium with
a third, they are also in thermal
equilibrium with each other.
Second Law of Thermodynamics
There is no process that,
operating in a cycle, produces
no other effect than the
subtraction of a positive
amount of heat from a reservoir
and the production of an equal
amount of work.
There is no process that,
operating in a cycle, produces
no other effect than the
subtraction of a positive
amount of heat from a reservoir
and the production of an equal
amount of work.
First Law of Thermodynamics
In any process, the total
energy of the universe
remains constant.
In any process, the total
energy of the universe
remains constant.
| Allen Ginsberg's Restatement First law: You can't win Second law: You can't break even Third law: You can't get out of the game |
Third Law of Thermodynamics
As temperature approaches
absolute zero, the entropy of a
system approaches a constant.
As temperature approaches
absolute zero, the entropy of a
system approaches a constant.
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