Template:Fundamentals

Branches

Classical · Statistical · Chemical
Equilibrium / Non-equilibrium
Thermofluids

Property diagrams
Intensive and extensive properties

State functions:
Temperature / Entropy (intro.) †
Pressure / Volume †
Chemical potential / Particle no. †
(† Conjugate variables)
Vapor quality
Reduced properties

Process functions:
Work · Heat

Material properties

Template:Material properties equations (thermodynamics)Property database

Equations

Carnot's theorem · Clausius theorem · Fundamental relation · Ideal gas law · Maxwell relations

Table of thermodynamic equations

Potentials

Free energy · Free entropy

Internal energy	[math]\displaystyle{ U(S,V) }[/math]
Enthalpy	[math]\displaystyle{ H(S,p)=U+pV }[/math]
Helmholtz free energy	[math]\displaystyle{ A(T,V)=U-TS }[/math]
Gibbs free energy	[math]\displaystyle{ G(T,p)=H-TS }[/math]

History and culture

Philosophy:
Entropy and time · Entropy and life
Brownian ratchet
Maxwell's demon
Heat death paradox
Loschmidt's paradox
Synergetics

History:
General · Heat · Entropy · Gas laws
Perpetual motion
Theories:
Caloric theory · Vis viva
Theory of heat
Mechanical equivalent of heat
Motive power
Publications:
"An Experimental Enquiry Concerning ... Heat"
"On the Equilibrium of Heterogeneous Substances"
"Reflections on the
Motive Power of Fire"

Timelines of:
Thermodynamics · Heat engines

Art:
Maxwell's thermodynamic surface

Education:
Entropy as energy dispersal

Scientists

Bernoulli · Carnot · Clapeyron · Clausius · von Helmholtz · Carathéodory · Pierre Duhem · Gibbs · Joule · Maxwell · von Mayer · Rankine · Smeaton · Stahl · Thompson · Kelvin · Waterson

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