A special relativistic heat engine
This paper offers a marriage of concepts from both classsical thermodynamics and special relativity, thus forming a new part of modern thermodynamics. The main concepts taken from themodynamics and special relativity are those of a heat engine and E=mc2 respectively. Central to understanding the ope...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
1983-01-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S0161171283000186 |
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| Summary: | This paper offers a marriage of concepts from both classsical thermodynamics and special relativity, thus forming a new part of modern thermodynamics. The
main concepts taken from themodynamics and special relativity are those of a heat engine and E=mc2 respectively. Central to understanding the operation of this relativistic heat engine is the fact that upon heating a mass, its rest mass increases! This concept is nonexistent in classical thermodynamics. An increase in rest mass means that both the internal energy of a mass and its macroscopic kinetic energy increase!!! |
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| ISSN: | 0161-1712 1687-0425 |