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On the thermodynamics of a dielectric spheroidal system in an electric field

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Dielectric spheroidal systems with zero charge density contained in a piecewise uniform electrostatic field are considered. For such systems, the Gibbs equation is deduced for a set of stable-equilibrium states with all the possible values of the entropy, the volume, the electric-field magnitude and the ratio between the semi-axes of the system. Moreover, temperature changes in quasi-static processes with constant entropy and volume are evaluated.

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  1. Facoltà di Ingegneria, Istituto di Fisica Tecnica dell’Università, Bologna, Italia

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Zanchini, E., Barletta, A. On the thermodynamics of a dielectric spheroidal system in an electric field. Nuov Cim B 108, 675–687 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02827001

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