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WVU physicists give the first law of thermodynamics a makeover
- gus_massa 4y agoFrom the article: > the first law of thermodynamics is only valid for systems in which a temperature can be properly defined Never heard that. From the abstract of the research paper: > The standard approach is to investigate changes in internal (thermal) energy and density, but this omits energy conversion that changes any higher-order moments of the phase space density. I think they get a better method to define an bulk property for a gas not at equilibrium. Usually those properties are defined only for systems in equilibrium or very close. So IIUC they are proposing a new method to calculate properties of plasma far from equilibrium, they are not changing the fundamental laws.