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... stable equilibrium state for given values of energy , the number of particles , and the constraints ( see below ) —an impli- cation that is here taken to be the essential element of the second law . The term equilibrium state means a ...
... stable equilibrium state for given values of energy , the number of particles , and the constraints ( see below ) —an impli- cation that is here taken to be the essential element of the second law . The term equilibrium state means a ...
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... stable equilibrium states and implies that the heat capacity at constant constraints must go to zero at zero temperature . It follows that a substance cannot be treated as a perfect gas at tempera- tures near zero , because for a ...
... stable equilibrium states and implies that the heat capacity at constant constraints must go to zero at zero temperature . It follows that a substance cannot be treated as a perfect gas at tempera- tures near zero , because for a ...
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... stable equilibrium states . For example , because the number of properties required for the description of nonequilibrium states is larger than that for stable equilibrium states , the mathematical relations between properties are corre ...
... stable equilibrium states . For example , because the number of properties required for the description of nonequilibrium states is larger than that for stable equilibrium states , the mathematical relations between properties are corre ...
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