On geometry of phenomenological thermodynamics

Autor:	Kocik, Jerzy
Rok vydání:	2018
Předmět:	Mathematical Physics 80A05 53D05 53Z05
Zdroj:	"Symmetries in Science II,'' (B.Gruber, ed.), Plenum, New York, 1986. Pages pp 279-287
Druh dokumentu:	Working Paper
Popis:	We present the formalism of phenomenological thermodynamics in terms of the even-dimensional symplectic geometry, and argue that it catches its geometric essence in a more profound and clearer way than the popular odd-dimensional contact structure description. Among the advantages are a number of conceptual clarifications: the geometric role of internal energy (not made as an independent variable), the lattice of potentials, and the gauge interpretation of the theory. Comment: 16 pages, figures. A preprint version an article that appeared in "Symmetries in Science II," (B.Gruber, ed.), Plenum, New York, 1986, pp 279-287
Databáze:	arXiv
Externí odkaz:	http://arxiv.org/abs/1807.08908 Zobrazit plný text záznamu View this record from Arxiv