Classical thermodynamics


This deals with the topic of Classical thermodynamics, which deals with heat and related effects at the scale of bulk matter.	Sapience Home Site Map About Sapience Science Physics Thermodynamics Thermodynamic processes Thermodynamic states Thermodynamic systems

This deals with the topic of Classical thermodynamics, which deals with heat and related effects at the scale of bulk matter.

Thermodynamic processes

There are two classes of processes involved: Quasi-equilibrium or reversible processes, and non-equilibirium or irreversible processes. Classical thermodynamics is involved chiefly with the first of these.

Thermodynamic states

These particular quantities of the thermodynamic variables, and the relationship among them, often given by an equation of state.

Thermodynamic systems

A thermodynamic system is a quantity of matter described by a set of properties. In classical thermodynamics, these are simple quantities which are uniform throughout the sample.


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Personal studies such as the human body, psychology, and biography are somewhat useful in classical thermodynamics. Other Science Biology including molecular biology, cell biology, organism biology, systematics, ecology, and biohistory, and earth science including geology, Hydrospheric scienc, atmospheric science, physical geography, and geohistory involve applications rather than fundamentals. Astronomy including cosmology, galactic astronomy, stellar astronomy, and solar system astronomy demonstrates applications. Chemistry including substances, changes, and systems demonstrates numerous applications. Within physics This is tied closely to the structure of matter. Subatomic physics is not used, and only a little of atomic and molecular physics, but bulk matter is highly important. Quantum mechanics and relativity are not much used in this branch of thermodynamics, Electromagnetism including electostatics, electric current, magnetism, and optics is also useful. This depends to some extent on statistical mechanics, and is connected to the more advanced area of nonclassical thermodynamics. This is connected first to mechanics, including rigid body mechanics, nonrigid mechanics, and somewhat to gravitation. Particle mechanics is somewhat useful. Particle description and kinematics are not particularly useful, but kinetics, energetics, and particle systems have some important concepts.

Other areas of knowledge such as history will be connected as this site develops. Sociology including social structure and change, communities, and peoples of the world will also be useful. Institutions including families, education, economics, government, and religion may also be useful. Culture including material culture, conceptual culture, and behavioral culture is more useful. Anthropology including particular groups, human geography, human ecology, physical anthropology, demography, and social fundamentals appears to be minimally useful.

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Not yet included.

Personal studies such as the human body, psychology, and biography are somewhat useful in classical thermodynamics.

Other Science

Biology including molecular biology, cell biology, organism biology, systematics, ecology, and biohistory, and earth science including geology, Hydrospheric scienc, atmospheric science, physical geography, and geohistory involve applications rather than fundamentals. Astronomy including cosmology, galactic astronomy, stellar astronomy, and solar system astronomy demonstrates applications. Chemistry including substances, changes, and systems demonstrates numerous applications.

Within physics This is tied closely to the structure of matter. Subatomic physics is not used, and only a little of atomic and molecular physics, but bulk matter is highly important. Quantum mechanics and relativity are not much used in this branch of thermodynamics, Electromagnetism including electostatics, electric current, magnetism, and optics is also useful. This depends to some extent on statistical mechanics, and is connected to the more advanced area of nonclassical thermodynamics. This is connected first to mechanics, including rigid body mechanics, nonrigid mechanics, and somewhat to gravitation. Particle mechanics is somewhat useful. Particle description and kinematics are not particularly useful, but kinetics, energetics, and particle systems have some important concepts.