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Giles, R

Mathematical foundations of thermodynamics - London Pergamon Press 1964 - xiii,237 p - International series of monographs in pure and applied mathematics 53 .

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Fundamental concepts
Formal processes
Components of content
Irreversibility
Mechanical systems and adiabatic processes
Entropy
Topological considerations
Thermodynamic space
Equilibrium states and potential
Perfect equilibrium states
Thermodynamics of a rigidly enclosed system
Systems of variable volume
Electric and magnetic systems
Galilean thermodynamics
Symmetry in thermodynamics
Special relativistic thermodynamics
Appendix A. The formal theory
Appendix B. Subadditive functions on a group
Appendix C. The physical basis for the adjoint representation

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Thermodynamics
Thermodynamics Mathematics

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