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Scientific article / American Journal of Physics, 1971, Vol. 39, pp. 938–947. The generalization of thermodynamics to special relativity is discussed, with emphasis on the thermodynamic rather than the relativistic aspects of the problem. We demonstrate and stress the fundamental role of the enthalpy in confined systems. We agree with the generally accepted Ott conclusion that heat flux appears larger to a moving observer (but other results may be equivalent if interpreted appropriately). The transformation law of the temperature is subject to choice. The simplest relativistic generalization of thermodynamics, which we describe, leads naturally to the choice of a Lorentz invariant temperature. There are also compelling heuristic reasons for adopting this definition, which we strongly favor. However it has been conventional to couple this generalization of thermodynamics with a further generalization, adopting the center-of-mass momentum as an independent thermodynamic variable. This has led to other choices of transformation laws of heat and temperature. We believe that this second generalization is unnatural from the thermodynamic point of view, despite its apparent relativistic

Who reads Relativistic Thermodynamics?

Author

Callen H., Horwitz G.

Publisher

American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT); American Association of Physics Teachers; American Institute of Physics (ISSN 0002-9505)

Published

1971

Language

EN

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Science, Physics, Stem