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Classical Thermodynamics Beyond the Classical Domain- [electronic resource]
Classical Thermodynamics Beyond the Classical Domain - [electronic resource]
Classical Thermodynamics Beyond the Classical Domain- [electronic resource]

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자료유형  
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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  
This item must not be sold to any third party vendors.
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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■520    ▼aPhysicists  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.
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