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Phenomenological Thermodynamics


I did my Thermo course already. Why do I need your Stat Thermo?

phe-nomé-nólo-gy, n ... 2. Scientific description of actual phenomena with avoidance of full interpretation, explanation, and evaluation
Webster's Collegiate Dictionary , 5th edition.

Phenomenological Thermodynamics:
Can we build a steam engine on this background? Yes! We can even build a refrigerator!

Problems with Phenomenological Thermodynamics:

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© 1997 Boris Veytsman and Michael Kotelyanskii
Wed Sep 3 22:38:51 EDT 1997