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Aren't statistical physics and thermodynamics complementary? Thermodynamics is about deriving results given an equation of state and statistical physics is a me
by jules 8y ago
Aren't statistical physics and thermodynamics complementary? Thermodynamics is about deriving results given an equation of state and statistical physics is a method for finding the equation of state.
- Mvandenbergh 8y agoYes, thermodynamics is rooted in empirical results and the use of thermodynamics in industrial age engineering pre-dates the statistical mechanics explanations of why the laws of thermodynamics are true.