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ShareThermodynamics is a branch of physics that studies the effects of changes in temperature, pressure, and volume on physical systems at the macroscopic scale by analyzing the collective motion of their particles using statistics..
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Laws of thermodynamics — The laws of thermodynamics, in principle, describe the specifics for the transport of heat and work in thermodynamic processes. Since their ... > read more
Boiling point — The boiling point of a substance is the temperature at which it can change its state from a liquid to a gas throughout the bulk of the liquid. A ... > read more
Statistical mechanics — Statistical mechanics is the application of statistics, which includes mathematical tools for dealing with large populations, to the field of ... > read more
Entropy — In thermodynamics, entropy is an extensive state function that accounts for the effects of irreversibility in thermodynamic systems, particularly in ... > read more
Temperature — Temperature is the physical property of a system which underlies the common notions of "hot" and "cold"; the material with the higher temperature is ... > read more
Heat pump — A heat pump is a machine which moves heat from a low temperature reservoir to a higher temperature reservoir under supply of ... > read more
Heat — In physics, heat is a form of energy associated with the motion of atoms, molecules and other particles which comprise matter; generally defined as ... > read more
Absolute zero — Absolute zero is the lowest possible temperature where nothing could be colder and no heat energy remains in a substance. Absolute zero is the point ... > read more
Superheating — In physics, superheating (sometimes referred to as boiling retardation, boiling delay, or defervescence) is the phenomenon in which a liquid is ... > read more
Mechanical engineering — Mechanical engineering is a very broad field of engineering that involves the application of physical principles for analysis, design, manufacturing, ... > read moreNote: This page refers to an article that is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the article Thermodynamics at Wikipedia.org. See the Wikipedia copyright page for more details.
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