On a new foundation of equilibrium thermodynamics

Foundations of Physics 2 (4):327-332 (1972)
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This paper presents a new foundation of equilibrium thermodynamics based on certain ideas of T. Ehrenfest. The main result is the proof for the existence of entropy as a consequence of the conservation of energy for conservative thermal systems

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10.1007/bf00708415

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