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Thermodynamics & Statistical Physics

Refrigerator / Heat Pump

A thermodynamic device operating in reverse that consumes mechanical work to extract heat from a cold region and reject it into a warmer…

COP_ref = Q_cold / W, COP_hp = Q_hot / W Dimensionless (Coefficient of Performance) Thermodynamics & Statistical Physics

Reversible Process

An idealized thermodynamic process that can be reversed by infinitesimal changes in system variables without leaving any net trace on…

dS_universe = 0 N/A