Clausius theorem
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Developed by German physicist and mathematician Rudolf Clausius.
Proper noun
[edit]- A theorem stating that, for a thermodynamic system exchanging heat with external reservoirs and undergoing a thermodynamic cycle, , where is the infinitesimal amount of heat absorbed by the system from the reservoir, and is the temperature of the external reservoir (surroundings) at a particular instant in time.