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This chapter is devoted to introducing the basic concepts of thermodynamics, specially as applied to chemistry. The reader must be aware that the material in this chapter is rather technical and succinct. Therefore, it is quite possible that some of the results are not clear, even after carefully reading the chapter material more than once. Of course, people interested in this field can go to the specialized literature. However, one of the mayor goals of the present book is to help make these things clear through some examples. So, if things seem a bit blurry after finishing this chapter, please do not despair and keep reading. It will soon get better, promise.
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Santillán, M. (2014). Brief Introduction to Thermodynamics. In: Chemical Kinetics, Stochastic Processes, and Irreversible Thermodynamics. Lecture Notes on Mathematical Modelling in the Life Sciences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-06689-9_2
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