Abstract
PROF. CLAUSIUS is himself the principal founder of the kinetic theory of gases. The theory of the exchanges of the energy of collections of molecules was afterwards developed by Boltzmann to a much greater extent than had been done by Clausius, and it appears from his investigations that whether we suppose the molecules to be acted on by forces towards fixed centres or not, the condition of equilibrium of exchange of energy, or in other words the condition of equality of temperature of two bodies, is that the average kinetic energy of translation of a single molecule is the same in both bodies.
Sketch of Thermodynamics.
By P. G. Tait, formerly Fellow of St. Peter's College, Cambridge, Professor of Natural Philosophy in the University of Edinburgh. Second Edition, revised and extended. (Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1877.)
This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution
Relevant articles
Open Access articles citing this article.
-
On the Complete Description Of Entangled Systems Part I–Exploring Hidden Variables and Context Communication Cost in Simulating Quantum Correlations
International Journal of Theoretical Physics Open Access 15 January 2024
Access options
Subscribe to this journal
Receive 51 print issues and online access
$199.00 per year
only $3.90 per issue
Buy this article
- Purchase on Springer Link
- Instant access to full article PDF
Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout
References
1‘On the Kinetic Theory of the Dissipation ot Energy,’ Proc. R.S. Edin., February 16, 1874, vol. viii. p. 323, also in NATURE, vol. ix, p. 441.
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
MAXWELL, J. Tait's “Thermodynamics” 1 . Nature 17, 278–280 (1878). https://doi.org/10.1038/017278a0
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/017278a0
This article is cited by
-
On the Complete Description Of Entangled Systems Part I–Exploring Hidden Variables and Context Communication Cost in Simulating Quantum Correlations
International Journal of Theoretical Physics (2024)
-
The Science of \({\Theta \Delta }^{\text{cs}}\)
Foundations of Physics (2020)
-
The unlikely Carnot efficiency
Nature Communications (2014)
