First part of Clausius heat theorem in terms of Noether's theorem
Statistical Mechanics
2025-02-19 v2 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
High Energy Physics - Theory
Classical Physics
Abstract
After Helmholtz, the mechanical foundation of thermodynamics included the First Law , and the first part of the Clausius heat theorem . The resulting invariance of the entropy for quasistatic changes in thermally isolated systems invites a connection with Noether's theorem (only established later). In this quest, we continue an idea, first brought up by Wald in black hole thermodynamics and by Sasa in various contexts. We follow both Lagrangian and Hamiltonian frameworks, and emphasize the role of Killing equations for deriving a First Law for thermodynamically consistent trajectories, to end up with an expression of ``heat over temperature'' as an exact differential of a Noether charge.
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@article{arxiv.2408.15773,
title = {First part of Clausius heat theorem in terms of Noether's theorem},
author = {Aaron Beyen and Christian Maes},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2408.15773},
year = {2025}
}
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28 pages