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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 dE=δQ+δWd E = \delta Q + \delta W, and the first part of the Clausius heat theorem δQrev/T=dS\delta Q^\text{rev}/T = dS. The resulting invariance of the entropy SS 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 et al.\textit{et al.} 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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