A precise formulation of the third law of thermodynamics

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dc.creatorWreszinski, Walter F.
dc.creatorAbdalla, Elcio
dc.date2007-10-25
dc.date2008-08-22
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T09:57:35Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T09:57:35Z
dc.descriptionThe third law of thermodynamics is formulated precisely: all points of the state space of zero temperature $Γ_0$ are physically adiabatically inaccessible from the state space of a simple system. In addition to implying the unattainability of absolute zero in finite time (or "by a finite number of operations"), it admits as corollary, under a continuity assumption, that all points of $Γ_0$ are adiabatically equivalent. We argue that the third law is universally valid for all macroscopic systems which obey the laws of quantum mechanics and/or quantum field theory. We also briefly discuss why a precise formulation of the third law for black holes remains an open problem.
dc.description24 pages, no figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0710.4918
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0710.4918
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/167392
dc.subjectMathematical Physics
dc.subjectGeneral Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
dc.titleA precise formulation of the third law of thermodynamics
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