thermo means temperature.
dynamics means movement.
energy is everything.
That pretty much tells the story. All the equations, all the theories, are ways of explaining the movement of heat and cold through different environments. You could probably write an equation of your own about something fun. try it. ask the teachers help if you get stuck.
2006-09-04 02:48:30
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answered by lollipop 6
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I would second member 'a'. Thermodynamics by PK Nag is an excellent book.
The trick is to just go on reading the concept whether you understand it or not, initially. Suddenly you will get enlightened.
I would further suggest Thermodynamics by Zemansky.
2006-09-04 17:19:20
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answered by absolutezero 2
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Thermodynamics is the study of the inter-relation between heat, work and internal energy of a system.
The British scientist and author C.P. Snow had an excellent way of remembering the three laws:
1.You cannot win (that is, you cannot get something for nothing, because matter and energy are conserved).
2.You cannot break even (you cannot return to the same energy state, because there is always an increase in disorder; entropy always increases).
3.You cannot get out of the game (because absolute zero is unattainable).
"Answered by: Dan Summons, Physics Undergrad Student, UOS, Souhampton "
2006-09-04 03:31:05
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answered by Anonymous
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Fundamentals of Classical Thermodynamics by GJ Van Wyle and RE Santag
2006-09-06 02:50:55
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answered by ashwinharindran 1
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Beats the hell out of me. and that i have written gajillions of lagrangians. that is only a mathematical trick with none good connection to at least some thing intuitive (until eventually you've executed the mathematics so regularly that you've a twisted type of instinct that is conscious lagrangians). EDIT--pass examine our Noether's theorem. Conservation of power should be attributed to the very shown reality that the Lagrangian is invariant below displacement in time. in case you write a time-depending Lagrangian, conservation of power is out the window (for this reason, we do not frequently attempt this). Likewise, momentum is conserved because the Lagrangian is invariant below spatial translation. Angular momentum is conserved because the Lagrangian is invariant below rotation. in case you are able to imagine of maximum any transformation that would not effect the Lagrangian (any symmetry on your challenge), you are able to derive a conserved volume linked with it. this may nicely be truly accessible. A graduate classical mechanics e book (like Goldstein) will pass into this at length. EDIT--Who in the international ever suggested the Klein-Gordon equation replaced into unphysical? that is the splendid equation of action for a spin 0 particle. In QFT, it sits actual alongside the Dirac equation and the Proca equation. EDIT--it really is actual, I vaguely bear in mind listening to that now. Oh nicely, won't be able to blame Schrodinger. Hindsite is 20/20 and all. that is a lengthy time period before they'd any spin 0 debris to play with besides.
2016-12-06 09:09:51
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answered by Anonymous
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Try PK Nag. It gives some clear and concrete explanations.
2006-09-04 02:57:08
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answered by A 4
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It is all about energy balance
eg energy input - energy output = energy stored
remember energy cannot be created just transformed from one type to another
2006-09-04 03:03:05
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answered by wimafrobor 2
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Study hard, study hard, and study hard.
Not necessarily in that order ☺
Doug
2006-09-04 02:35:09
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answered by doug_donaghue 7
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no clue..sorry
2006-09-04 02:31:33
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answered by Anonymous
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