research article
Lagrange Equations Coupled to a Thermal Equation: Mechanics as Consequence of Thermodynamics
2011
Following the analytic approach to thermodynamics developed by Stuckelberg, we study the evolution equations of a closed thermodynamic system consisting of point particles in a fluid. We obtain a system of coupled differential equations describing the mechanical and the thermal evolution of the system. The coupling between these evolution equations is due to the action of a viscous friction term. Finally, we apply our coupled evolution equations to study the thermodynamics of an isolated system consisting of identical point particles interacting through a harmonic potential.
Type
research article
Web of Science ID
WOS:000287733800004
Author(s)
Date Issued
2011
Publisher
Published in
Volume
13
Start page
367
End page
378
Subjects
Editorial or Peer reviewed
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Written at
EPFL
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December 16, 2011
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