On the second law of thermodynamics and contact geometry

Journal of Mathematical Physics

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 329-344

  Chen, M ^a   Tseng, H C ^b  

^a CEGEP Vanier College   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 0032341309     PISSN: 00222488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.532316     Document Type: Article

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