The Concepts and Logic of Classical Thermodynamics as a Theory of Heat Engines
Subtitle: Rigorously Constructed upon the Foundation Laid by S. Carnot and F. Reech
By: by Clifford Ambrose Truesdell, Subramanyam Bharatha
Contributors: Bharatha, Subramanyam
Series: Texts and Monographs in Physics, 1864-5879; Texts and monographs in physics
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published: 1977
Place of publication: Berlin, Heidelberg
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 154
ISBN-13: 9783642810770
Subjects: Thermodynamics; Physics
Description: The consequences of the existence of a thermal equation of state, the eighteenth century doctrine of latent and specific heats, and Carnot's general axiom are developed here completely and rigorously. The book has conceptual, historical, and pedagogical aims: for those already expert in thermodynamics, it is shown how the traditional theory can be developed, using simple mathematics alone, from natural assumptions about heat engines. The features common to the thermodynamics of Carnot and to Clausius are revealed, and the irreconcilable differences discerned. A clean elementary thermodynamics suitable for beginners is presented: anyone proficient in calculus and with a fair grasp of high-school physics of heat will be able to understand the book fully.