On the development of the temperature concept

Authors
Mares, JJ
Citation
Jj. Mares, On the development of the temperature concept, J THERM ANA, 60(3), 2000, pp. 1081-1091
Citations number
28
Categorie Soggetti
Spectroscopy /Instrumentation/Analytical Sciences
Journal title
JOURNAL OF THERMAL ANALYSIS AND CALORIMETRY
ISSN journal
13886150 → ACNP
Volume
60
Issue
3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
1081 - 1091
Database
ISI
SICI code
1388-6150(2000)60:3<1081:OTDOTT>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
A brief outline of the history of development of the temperature concept in physics is given. Simultaneously, some persisting imperfections in the con ceptual basis of classical thermodynamics closely related to the first and the second law of thermodynamics are discussed.