Carnot principle and its generalizations: A very short story of a long journey

We briefly summarize the history of Carnot principle and of its generalizations, as an introduction to the special issue of European Physical Journal Special Topics devoted to this subject.

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:The European physical journal. ST, Special topics Special topics, 2015-07, Vol.224 (5), p.769-780
Main Authors: Moreau, M., Pomeau, Y.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Atomic
Classical and Continuum Physics
Condensed Matter Physics
Discussion and Debate: The Carnot Principle Revisited: Towards New Extensions?
Materials Science
Measurement Science and Instrumentation
Molecular
Optical and Plasma Physics
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Regular Article
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:We briefly summarize the history of Carnot principle and of its generalizations, as an introduction to the special issue of European Physical Journal Special Topics devoted to this subject.
ISSN:1951-6355
1951-6401
DOI:10.1140/epjst/e2015-02426-7