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Introduction
to Electromagnetism
The Laws
of Thermodynamics In thermodynamics, there are four laws of very general validity, and as such they do not depend on the details of the interactions or the systems being studied. Hence, they can be applied to systems about which one knows nothing other than the balance of energy and matter transfer. Examples of this include Einstein's prediction of spontaneous emission around the turn of the 20th century and current research into the thermodynamics of black holes.
Zeroth
law of thermodynamics, about the transitivity of thermodynamic
equilibrium. First
law of thermodynamics, about the conservation of energy. Second
law of thermodynamics, about entropy. Third
law of thermodynamics, about absolute zero temperature. |
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