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:<math>\delta Q= TdS</math> | :<math>\delta Q= TdS</math> | ||
where ''T'' is the [[temperature]] and ''S'' is the [[entropy]]. | where ''T'' is the [[temperature]] and ''S'' is the [[entropy]]. <math>\delta</math> represents an [http://mathworld.wolfram.com/InexactDifferential.html inexact differential], indicating that the resulting value depends on the path taken. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[First law of thermodynamics]] | *[[First law of thermodynamics]] | ||
Revision as of 13:52, 4 July 2011
The heat, Q is given by
where T is the temperature and S is the entropy. represents an inexact differential, indicating that the resulting value depends on the path taken.
