A simple example illustrating the application of thermodynamic extremum principles

European Journal of Physics

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 501-511

  Velasco, S ^a   Fernandez Pineda C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINT THEORY; ENTROPY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PISTONS;

THERMODYNAMIC EXTREMUM PRINCIPLES;

THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0036749406     PISSN: 01430807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0143-0807/23/5/307     Document Type: Article

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