Carnot cycles and a non-equilibrium absolute temperature
- 21 October 1987
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics A: General Physics
- Vol. 20 (15) , 5371-5378
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0305-4470/20/15/048
Abstract
Starting from a Carnot cycle with entropy production in the heat reservoirs, the authors suggest a physical interpretation of a non-equilibrium absolute temperature.Keywords
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