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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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj-art-f2cf07c341ef4aba9967936368d30cac2025-02-03T00:59:07ZengWileyInternational Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences0161-17121687-04251983-01-016119319610.1155/S0161171283000186A special relativistic heat engineWilliam S. Cariens012550 Lake Avenue, Lakewood, Ohio 44107, USAThis 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!!!http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S0161171283000186 |
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| title | A special relativistic heat engine |
| title_full | A special relativistic heat engine |
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| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S0161171283000186 |
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