English Explanatory Dictionary

Clausius theorem

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. A theorem stating that, for a thermodynamic system exchanging heat with external reservoirs and undergoing a thermodynamic cycle, ∮(δQ)/(T_surr)≤0,, where δQ is the infinitesimal amount of heat absorbed by the system from the reservoir, and T_surr is the temperature of the external reservoir (surroundings) at a particular instant in time.

Word forms

Clausius theorem the Clausius theorem

Etymology

Developed by German physicist and mathematician Rudolf Clausius.

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