Concepts and logic of classical thermodynamics as a theory of heat engines :
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Clifford A Truesdell
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2012
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I. Calorimetry.- 1 Notations. Constitutive Domain. Heat and Work. Processes. Paths. Cycles.- 2 Thermal Equation of State. Examples. First Reversal Theorem.- 3 The Doctrine of Latent and Specific Heats. Second Reversal Theorem. Fundamental Theorem of Calorimetry.- 4 Adiabatic Processes. Laplace's Theorem.- 5 Examples.- 6 Emission-Absorption Estimates.- II. Carnot's General Axiom.- 7 Carnot Processes. Carnot Cycles and Webs. Lemmas regarding Heat and Work for Cycles in a Carnot Web.- 8 Carnot's General Axiom. Local Theory: Reech's First Theorem, First Principal Lemma.- 9 Basic Constitutive Restrictions in a Thermodynamic Part and in the Normal Set. Pro-Entropy and Internal Pro-Energy.- 10 Cyclic Processes in ?th and ?th. C-Processes. Efficiency Theorem and Emission-Absorption Theorem for C-Processes. Completeness Theorems.- 11 Properties of Ideal Gases and Van der Waals Fluids.- 12 Relation of Motors to Refrigerators.- 13 Estimates of the Efficiency of a Body undergoing a Cyclic Process.- 14 The Fourth Theorem of Reech: Existence of Four Thermodynamic Potentials.- III. Universal Efficiency Of Ordinary Carnot Cycles.- 15 Universal Efficiency of Ordinary Carnot Cycles Compatible with the Existence of an Ideal Gas with Constant Specific Heats. Proof of the "First Law" and "Second Law" of Thermodynamics.- Appendix: A System of Axioms for the Thermodynamics of Clausius.- 16 Invariance of the Carnot Function under Change of the Unit of Temperature. Alternative to Axiom V.- Epilogue.- 17 Axioms for Energy and Entropy.- Index of frequently used symbols.- Index of frequently used terms.- Index of references to historical origins of thermodynamics.- Index of references to standard presentations of thermodynamics.