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As a result of our considerations in the previous chapter, we have learned that each thermodynamic system is characterized by an entropy function S(X) which is monotonic, additive and concave. For a simple system with one work coordinate V, which represents the elementary building block of thermodynamics, the entropy S(U,V) is thus a real function of two variables. In the present chapter, we shall derive general conclusions that are independent of the specific form of this function. In Chap. 5 we will apply the conclusions to specific thermodynamic systems.
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Thess, A. (2011). General Conclusions. In: The Entropy Principle. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13349-7_4
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