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equilibrium thermodynamics

THERMODYNAMICS

Description of heat in relation to energy and work. Heat was recognized as a form of energy. When it flows out of a body, the body loses internal energy; when it flows inside a body it gains internal energy. We distinguish between Equilibrium Thermodynamics Kinetic Thermodynamics The former is the classical one. It is concerned with state of equilibrium and not with the path between them. Equilibrium thermodynamics is not concerned with time. Kinetic thermodynamics -- is.