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Reversible temperature exchange upon thermal contact

Popular Physics 2017-03-01 v1 Statistical Mechanics

Abstract

According to a well-known principle of thermodynamics, the transfer of heat between two bodies is reversible when their temperatures are infinitesimally close. As we demonstrate, a little-known alternative exists: two bodies with temperatures different by an arbitrary amount can completely exchange their temperatures in a reversible way if split into infinitesimal parts that are brought into thermal contact sequentially.

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@article{arxiv.1702.08845,
  title  = {Reversible temperature exchange upon thermal contact},
  author = {E. G. Mishchenko and P. F. Pshenichka},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1702.08845},
  year   = {2017}
}

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7 pages, 9 figures

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