Carnot and the Archetype of Waterfalls
Carnot treats Heat as a Force of Nature, with its typical fundamental characteristics of intensity and thermal tension (temperature and temperature difference), extension (amount of heat, i.e., caloric), and power. To suggest how the three aspects are related, he applies the imagery of waterfalls to...
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| Main Authors: | Hans U. Fuchs, Elisabeth Dumont, Federico Corni |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2024-12-01
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| Series: | Entropy |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/26/12/1066 |
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