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The Nernst heat theorem was formulated by Walther Nernst early in the twentieth century and was used in the development of the third law of thermodynamics.

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Nernst heat theorem

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The Nernst heat theorem was formulated by Walther Nernst early in the twentieth century and was used in the development of the third law of thermodynamics...

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Walther Nernst

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electrochemistry, and solid-state physics. His formulation of the Nernst heat theorem helped pave the way for the third law of thermodynamics, for which...

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Third law of thermodynamics

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Walther Nernst during the years 1906 to 1912 and is therefore often referred to as the Nernst heat theorem, or sometimes the Nernst-Simon heat theorem to include...

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Quantum thermodynamics

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thermodynamics both originally were stated by Walther Nernst. The first formulation is known as the Nernst heat theorem, and can be phrased as: The entropy of any...

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Quantum heat engines and refrigerators

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thermodynamics both originally were stated by Walther Nernst. The first formulation is known as the Nernst heat theorem, and can be phrased as: The entropy of any...

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Absolute zero

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entropy of a perfect crystal vanishes at absolute zero. The original Nernst heat theorem makes the weaker and less controversial claim that the entropy change...

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Heat

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occur, defined the second fundamental theorem (the second law of thermodynamics) in the mechanical theory of heat (thermodynamics): "if two transformations...

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Latent heat

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Latent heat (also known as latent energy or heat of transformation) is energy released or absorbed, by a body or a thermodynamic system, during a constant-temperature...

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Equipartition theorem

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19113400903. Nernst, W (1910). "Untersuchungen über die spezifische Wärme bei tiefen Temperaturen. II. (Investigations into the specific heat at low temperatures)"...

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Specific heat capacity

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degrees of freedom, a consequence of the equipartition theorem. More generally, the dimensionless heat capacity relates the logarithmic increase in temperature...

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Heat capacity

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to a phase transition. A negative heat capacity can result in a negative temperature. According to the virial theorem, for a self-gravitating body like...

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Clausius theorem

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Clausius theorem (1855), also known as the Clausius inequality, states that for a thermodynamic system (e.g. heat engine or heat pump) exchanging heat with...

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Thermal efficiency

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than the input while the COP of a heat pump is more than 1. These values are further restricted by the Carnot theorem. In general, energy conversion efficiency...

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Laws of thermodynamics

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established. Later, Nernst's theorem (or Nernst's postulate), which is now known as the third law, was formulated by Walther Nernst over the period 1906–1912...

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Second law of thermodynamics

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Carnot's theorem, formulated by the French scientist Sadi Carnot, who in 1824 showed that the efficiency of conversion of heat to work in a heat engine...

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Theodore William Richards

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hands of others, to the Nernst heat theorem and the Third law of thermodynamics, although not without heated debate between Nernst and Richards. Richards...

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Enthalpy

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but tables generally list the standard heats of formation of substances at 25 °C (298 K). For endothermic (heat-absorbing) processes, the change ΔH is...

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Carnot cycle

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By Carnot's theorem, it provides an upper limit on the efficiency of any classical thermodynamic engine during the conversion of heat into work, or...

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Rudolf Clausius

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introduced the concept of entropy. In 1870 he introduced the virial theorem, which applied to heat. Clausius was born in Köslin (now Koszalin, Poland) in the Province...

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Sensible heat

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Sensible heat is heat exchanged by a body or thermodynamic system in which the exchange of heat changes the temperature of the body or system, and some...

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Heat capacity ratio

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C_{V}={\frac {nR}{\gamma -1}},} The classical equipartition theorem predicts that the heat capacity ratio (γ) for an ideal gas can be related to the thermally...

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Heat engine

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work. Heat engines distinguish themselves from other types of engines by the fact that their efficiency is fundamentally limited by Carnot's theorem of thermodynamics...

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History of thermodynamics

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which the theory would lead without the quantization. In 1906, Walther Nernst stated the third law of thermodynamics. Building on the foundations above...

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Francis Simon

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working in the research group of Walther Nernst on low-temperature physics related to the Nernst Heat Theorem, which is one statement of the Third law...

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Onsager reciprocal relations

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pressure differences at constant temperature can cause heat flow. Perhaps surprisingly, the heat flow per unit of pressure difference and the density (matter)...

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Timeline of thermodynamics

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theory of heat 1906 – Nernst presents a formulation of the third law of thermodynamics 1907 – Einstein uses quantum theory to estimate the heat capacity...

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Gibbs free energy

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reaction to the equilibrium constant and reaction quotient for that reaction (Nernst equation), where ΔrG, Gibbs free energy change per mole of reaction, ΔrG°...

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Heat pump and refrigeration cycle

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heat pump cycles or refrigeration cycles are the conceptual and mathematical models for heat pump, air conditioning and refrigeration systems. A heat...

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Energy

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chemical processes by Rudolf Clausius, Josiah Willard Gibbs, and Walther Nernst. It also led to a mathematical formulation of the concept of entropy by...

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