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Classical Thermodynamics Beyond the Classical Domain- [electronic resource]
Classical Thermodynamics Beyond the Classical Domain - [electronic resource]
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Classical Thermodynamics Beyond the Classical Domain- [electronic resource]
자료유형  
 학위논문파일 국외
최종처리일시  
20240214100055
ISBN  
9798379782399
DDC  
100
저자명  
Chua, Eugene Yew Siang.
서명/저자  
Classical Thermodynamics Beyond the Classical Domain - [electronic resource]
발행사항  
[S.l.]: : University of California, San Diego., 2023
발행사항  
Ann Arbor : : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses,, 2023
형태사항  
1 online resource(220 p.)
주기사항  
Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 85-01, Section: B.
주기사항  
Advisor: Callender, Craig.
학위논문주기  
Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, San Diego, 2023.
사용제한주기  
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초록/해제  
요약Physicists have historically taken the concepts of classical thermodynamics to be universally applicable, well-understood, and secure. Thus Eddington's famous proclamation that "the law that entropy always increases, holds, I think, the supreme position among the laws of Nature", and that "if your theory is found to be against the second law of thermodynamics, I can give you no hope; there is nothing for it but to collapse in deepest humiliation." (1928, 74) Somewhat more cautiously, Einstein remarked that "[classical thermodynamics] is the only physical theory of universal content which I am convinced will never be overthrown, within the framework of applicability of its basic concepts." (1946, 33, emphasis mine) Suffice to say, classical thermodynamics is accorded a special status few other physical theories could dream of having. This can still be observed in contemporary physics, where classical thermodynamic concepts are typically borrowed wholesale and applied into new domains like black hole physics and quantum gravity research by physicists like Bekenstein, Hawking, and others.My task here is to subject this faith in classical thermodynamics to philosophical scrutiny. What is the 'framework of applicability' for thermodynamic concepts, and what are its limits? In this vein, my dissertation critically examines and challenges the foundations of thermodynamics by studying the historical trajectory of classical thermodynamic concepts and their justifications, as well as the extent to which these justifications can be carried over to new domains of inquiry. In particular, I survey how classical thermodynamic concepts extend into the domains of information theory, quantum mechanics, special relativity, general relativity, and quantum gravity. I argue that the 'framework of applicability' of classical thermodynamic concepts is more limited than typically assumed, and more open questions remain in the foundations of thermodynamics than one might expect.
일반주제명  
Philosophy.
일반주제명  
Philosophy of science.
일반주제명  
Thermodynamics.
키워드  
Physics
키워드  
Statistical mechanics
키워드  
Philosophical scrutiny
키워드  
Information theory
키워드  
Supreme position
기타저자  
University of California, San Diego Philosophy
기본자료저록  
Dissertations Abstracts International. 85-01B.
기본자료저록  
Dissertation Abstract International
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