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  • Entropy (thermodynamics)/Definition
    Thermodynamic variable ''S'' appearing in the second law of thermodynamics.
    111 bytes (13 words) - 09:54, 5 November 2009
  • Maxwell's demon/Definition
    ...rmodynamic system]]; often described as a [[paradox]] in relation to the [[second law of thermodynamics]].
    236 bytes (31 words) - 04:45, 20 April 2010
  • Isentropic process
    ...d (ii) by a spontaneous (natural) process inside the system that, by the [[second law of thermodynamics]], is accompanied by an entropy ''increase''.
    998 bytes (147 words) - 16:29, 16 January 2022
  • Maxwell's demon/Related Articles
    {{r|Second law of thermodynamics}}
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  • Laws of thermodynamics
    ;[[Second law of thermodynamics]], about [[entropy (thermodynamics)|entropy]]<nowiki>:</nowiki>:
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  • Perpetual motion machine
    ...his cycle does not violate the first law, but is in contradiction to the [[second law of thermodynamics]]. This law states that it is impossible to extract heat from a single body ...y transformed". A perpetual motion machine of the second kind breaks the [[second law of thermodynamics]], which in its common version says "Work is needed to transport heat up a
    7 KB (1,041 words) - 13:05, 15 October 2010
  • Knowledge
    ...will probably be satisfied if we simply give examples. For instance, the [[second law of thermodynamics]] was already true prior to its being discovered in the 19th century.
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  • Heat
    ...reases upon the spontaneous flow of heat. This is in accordance with the [[second law of thermodynamics]] that states that spontaneous thermodynamic processes are associated with
    9 KB (1,565 words) - 15:42, 16 March 2010
  • Internal energy
    ...hange ''DQ'', work &minus;''pdV'', and matter exchange &mu;''dn''. The [[second law of thermodynamics]] states that there exists a variable, [[entropy (thermodynamics)|entropy]]
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  • Thermodynamics
    * [[Second law of thermodynamics]], about entropy
    21 KB (3,073 words) - 20:08, 1 September 2020
  • Second law of thermodynamics
    ...roundings. It is important to note that the efficiency is limited by the second law of thermodynamics; the limiting &eta; can only be raised by higher ''T''<sub>h</sub>, not by ''This equation is the mathematical expression of the second law of thermodynamics for the special case of reversible processes''. The cycle consists of two d
    21 KB (3,576 words) - 12:53, 14 February 2021
  • Carnot cycle
    ...lated during his life time), Carnot came very close to formulating the [[second law of thermodynamics]], especially in its form given by [[Lord Kelvin|W. Thomson]]. For this rea ...roved to be very useful to Clausius and Thomson, when they postulated the second law of thermodynamics.
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  • Gas
    ...e is a completely disordered state. Following the [[Laws of thermodynamics|second law of thermodynamics]], gas particles will immediately [[diffusion|diffuse]] to homogeneously fi
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  • Clausius-Clapeyron relation
    From the second law of thermodynamics it is known that for a reversible phase transition it holds that
    9 KB (1,442 words) - 18:43, 19 February 2010
  • Temperature
    ...an examination of some basic physics equations it makes perfect sense. The second law of thermodynamics states that any two given systems when interacting with each other will lat ...hermodynamics. It is also possible to define temperature in terms of the [[second law of thermodynamics]], which deals with [[entropy]]. Entropy is a measure of the disorder in a
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  • Johannes Diderik van der Waals/Citable Version
    ...n the Archives Néerlandaises. By relating his equation of state with the [[Second Law of Thermodynamics]], in the form first proposed by Willard Gibbs, he was able to arrive at a
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  • Johannes Diderik van der Waals
    ...n the Archives Néerlandaises. By relating his equation of state with the [[Second Law of Thermodynamics]], in the form first proposed by Willard Gibbs, he was able to arrive at a
    10 KB (1,521 words) - 09:14, 2 March 2024
  • Entropy (thermodynamics)
    ...the inset for his text, when he gave a mathematical formulation of the [[second law of thermodynamics]]. ...ef> as an idealization of a steam engine. Carnot's work foreshadowed the [[second law of thermodynamics]]. The "engineering" manner—by an engine—of introducing entropy will b
    36 KB (5,928 words) - 10:21, 8 July 2019
  • Life/Signed Articles/John Whitfield
    ...to a whole class of complex and orderly systems that exist not despite the second law of thermodynamics, but because of it. They argue that our view of evolution, and of life itse ...that several different branches of physics have been able to formulate the second law of thermodynamics independently. This has meant that other fields, such as computing and ecol
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  • Life/Bibliography
    ...OC: 1. Energy transformation | 2. The First Law of Thermodynamics | 3. The Second Law of Thermodynamics | 4. Gibbs free energy - theory | 5. Gibbs free energy - applications | 6. ...ranscription “factories” in both pro- and eukaryotes. We conclude that the second law of thermodynamics acts through nonspecific entropic forces between engaged polymerases to dri
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  • Freezing
    In spite of the [[second law of thermodynamics]], crystallization of pure liquids usually begins at lower temperature than
    6 KB (821 words) - 15:24, 14 August 2009
  • McCumber relation
    However, the property reported (thick curves) is not compatible with the [[Second Law of thermodynamics]]. With such a material, the [[Perpetual motion]] device would be possible On the base of the [[Second Law of thermodynamics]], the experimental results
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  • Energy (science)
    The [[second law of thermodynamics]] states that<ref>The heat flow ''Q'' divided by ''T'' is the increase of ...not a design flaw, but a consequence of physical principles (the first and second law of thermodynamics).
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  • Origin of life
    ...n compensatory efflux of waste (disorder), which thereby complies with the second law of thermodynamics and permits sustaining and exploiting a dynamically organized state far fro
    17 KB (2,563 words) - 15:36, 28 June 2012
  • James Clerk Maxwell/Citable Version
    ...W. Thomson in 1874.</ref> that could violate the [[Laws of thermodynamics|second law of thermodynamics]]. This law had been formulated in the 1850s by [[William Thomson]] and [[R
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  • James Clerk Maxwell
    ...W. Thomson in 1874.</ref> that could violate the [[Laws of thermodynamics|second law of thermodynamics]]. This law had been formulated in the 1850s by [[William Thomson]] and [[R
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  • Theoretical biology/Addendum
    ...with questions such as whether biological systems are compatible with the second law of thermodynamics and whether they could be explained by quantum mechanics….There have also
    33 KB (4,743 words) - 17:28, 28 June 2012
  • Origin of life/Bibliography
    ...the last 50 years, that argues that the evolutionary driving force is the Second Law of Thermodynamics, continues to be promoted by some, while severely criticized by others. If
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  • Organism
    ...at organization, and thus to delay (for their lifetime) the dictate of the Second Law of Thermodynamics, which states that organized systems ultimately degrade to a state of rando
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  • Conventional coal-fired power plant
    ...red plants increased from under 35% to close to 45%.<ref>Because of the [[second law of thermodynamics]] there is a fixed physical limit on the efficiency. By [[Carnot's law]] th
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  • Life/Citable Version
    The [[Second Law of Thermodynamics|''Second'' Law of Thermodynamics]] has fundamental pertinence to the unders ...n system'' can become more ordered spontaneously without conflict with the Second Law of Thermodynamics.
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  • Life
    ...rank L. Lambert]<ref name=lambert5>[http://secondlaw.oxy.edu/five.html The Second Law of Thermodynamics]</ref> The [[Second Law of Thermodynamics|''Second'' Law of Thermodynamics]] has fundamental pertinence to the unders
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  • Astrobiology
    ...odynamic equilibrium. If the environment were at equilibrium, then, by the Second Law of Thermodynamics, no net chemical transformation would be possible. Thus we assume that life
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