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Parent topics

• Physics [r]: The study of forces and energies in space and time. [e]
• Chemistry [r]: The science of matter, or of the electrical or electrostatical interactions of matter. [e]

Subtopics

• Thermodynamics [r]: The statistical description of the properties of molecular systems [e]
• Engineering [r]: The profession in which a knowledge of the mathematical and natural sciences gained by study, experience and practice is applied with judgment to develop ways to economically use the materials and forces of nature for the benefit of mankind. [e]

Other related topics

• Calorie [r]: The unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water by 1°C at 1 atmosphere of absolute pressure. [e]
• Celsius [r]: Unit of temperature. [e]
• Chemical thermodynamics [r]: The study of the interrelation of heat and work with chemical reactions or with physical changes of state within the confines of the laws of thermodynamics. [e]
• Combustion [r]: A sequence of exothermic chemical reactions between a fuel and an oxidant accompanied by the production of heat or both heat and light in the form of either a glow or flames. [e]
• Conduction (heat) [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Convection (heat) [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Count Rumford [r]: (1753–1814) An American born soldier, statesman, scientist, inventor and social reformer. [e]
• Electromagnetic radiation [r]: a collection of electromagnetic waves, usually of different wavelengths. [e]
• Energy (science) [r]: A measurable physical quantity of a system which can be expressed in joules (the metric unit for a quantity of energy) or other measurement units such as ergs, calories, watt-hours or Btu. [e]
• Enthalpy [r]: Energy function of thermodynamic system equal to internal energy plus pV (pressure times volume). [e]
• Erg (unit) [r]: A cgs unit of energy (obsolete); 1 erg = 10⁻⁷ joule [e]
• Fahrenheit and Rankine temperatures [r]: Temperature scales, with the respective symbols of °F and °C, that are now used only in the United States, Belize and perhaps a few other countries. [e]
• Heat of combustion [r]: The energy released as heat when a substance undergoes complete combustion with oxygen. [e]
• Infrared radiation [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Internal energy [r]: Energy of a system in absence of interaction of the system with external fields [e]
• James Prescott Joule [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Joule [r]: The SI unit of energy (symbol: J) which is a measure of the capacity to do work or generate heat. [e]
• Julius Robert Mayer [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Kelvin [r]: Unit of temperature; one of the seven SI base units. [e]
• Laws of thermodynamics [r]: Laws which describe the specifics for the transport of heat and work in thermodynamic processes. [e]
• Radiation (heat) [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Rudolph Clausius [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Specific heat [r]: The ratio of the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of a body one degree to that required to raise the temperature of an equal mass of water one degree Celsius. [e]
• Specific heat ratio [r]: The ratio of the specific heat of a gas at constant pressure, , to the specific heat at constant volume, , also sometimes called the adiabatic index or the heat capacity ratio or the isentropic expansion factor. [e]
• Temperature [r]: A fundamental quantity in physics - describes how warm or cold a system is. [e]
• Work (Physics) [r]: Form of energy transferred to a body by a force. [e]