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The '''Zeroth law of thermodynamics''' states that if two thermodynamic systems are in thermal equilibrium with a third, they are also in thermal equilibrium with each other. | |||
In other words, the zeroth law says that if considered a mathematical binary relation, thermal equilibrium is transitive. | In other words, the zeroth law says that if considered a mathematical binary relation, thermal equilibrium is transitive. | ||
==References== | |||
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*[http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4766734 Denis J. Evans, Stephen R. Williams, and Lamberto Rondoni "A mathematical proof of the zeroth “law” of thermodynamics and the nonlinear Fourier “law” for heat flow", Journal of Chemical Physics '''137''' 194109 (2012)] | |||
[[category:classical thermodynamics]] | [[category:classical thermodynamics]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:13, 21 November 2012
The Zeroth law of thermodynamics states that if two thermodynamic systems are in thermal equilibrium with a third, they are also in thermal equilibrium with each other. In other words, the zeroth law says that if considered a mathematical binary relation, thermal equilibrium is transitive.
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