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Thermodynamics

"Thermodynamics" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A rigorously mathematical analysis of energy relationships (heat, work, temperature, and equilibrium). It describes systems whose states are determined by thermal parameters, such as temperature, in addition to mechanical and electromagnetic parameters. (From Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, 12th ed)


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Thermodynamics" by people in this website by year, and whether "Thermodynamics" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 245 publications over 31 distinct years, with a maximum of 16 publications in 2001 and 2012
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